Iraqi demonstrators seized the “suit” of Iraqi President Barham Salih after storming a bedroom during their storming of the Republican Palace in the capital, Baghdad, according to a video clip posted by Iraqi activists on “Twitter”.
Storming the Republican Palace, seizing the suit of Iraqi President Barham Salih in his bedroom, fleeing to Sulaymaniyah, where his fortified palace near the Qandil Mountains pic.twitter.com/MQi1KWn09L
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stressed that the dangerous developments that took place in Iraq today, including protesters storming the Green Zone and entering government institutions, indicate the seriousness of the consequences of the continuation and accumulation of political differences..
Al-Kazemi stressed in a press statement – the seventh day obtained a copy of it – that the demonstrators’ bypassing state institutions is a condemned act and outside legal contexts, calling on Muqtada al-Sadr, who has always supported the state, and stressed keenness on its prestige and respect for the security forces to help call the demonstrators to withdraw from the institutions. governmental.
He explained that the persistence of the political dispute to the point of damaging all state institutions does not serve the capabilities, aspirations, future and territorial integrity of the Iraqi people..
Al-Kazemi renewed the call for restraint from everyone, calling on the demonstrators to immediately withdraw from the Green Zone and abide by the instructions of the security forces responsible for protecting official institutions and the lives of citizens..
And the Joint Operations Command in Iraq announced the imposition of a comprehensive curfew in the capital, Baghdad, and includes cars and all citizens, starting from three thirty in the afternoon today, Monday (Baghdad time), according to a press statement issued by the Joint Operations Command in Iraq, the seventh day obtained a copy of it..
The Iraqi Prime Minister directed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to suspend the Council of Ministers of its sessions until further notice; This is due to the entry of a group of demonstrators to the headquarters of the Council of Ministers represented in the Government Palace.
And local Iraqi media confirmed, on Monday, that demonstrators belonging to the Sadrist movement stormed the Republican Palace in the capital, Baghdad..
On Monday, the Shiite cleric in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced his retirement from political work and his permanent non-interference in political affairs.
Muqtada al-Sadr said, in a press statement, that all institutions will be closed, except for the shrine, the museum and the Heritage Authority.
On Monday, Iraqi President Dr. Barham Salih hosted a meeting that included Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, to discuss developments on the Iraqi national scene..
The meeting affirmed – according to the statement of the Iraqi presidency – that maintaining security, stability and the democratic and constitutional path in Iraq is the duty of all Iraqis, as is the duty of state institutions and national political forces, and that constructive dialogue is the right way to end all current differences in order to preserve the country’s capabilities..
The meeting renewed its support for the Iraqi Prime Minister’s call to hold a new round of national dialogue this week to discuss and discuss ideas and initiatives related to resolving the current crisis, renewing the invitation for the Sadrist movement to attend the dialogue session.
The attendees stressed the high appreciation of reform proposals at all levels, the development of the work of various institutions and the fight against corruption, and the need for the national dialogue to take its course to discuss everything that would translate the aspirations of the honorable Iraqi people into an actual reality..
The meeting called on all Iraqi national forces to assume responsibility in the current situation in the country, including adopting calm at all levels and stopping political escalation, allowing a fruitful discussion of the immediate solutions offered, discussing the general political situation and improving the environment for relations between the various political forces on the basis of the supreme national interest. On the basis of the requirements of reform at its many levels.
The meeting also called for an immediate halt to the current media escalation, which negatively affects the interests of the country and raises concern among the people.
The meeting thanked the national social and cultural activities in support of the national dialogue and efforts for calm, resolution and solidarity among the people of the same country.