Iraq's Supreme Judiciary: No jurisdiction to dissolve Parliament
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Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council asserts that it has no power to dissolve the Parliament and calls not to involve the Council's name in political rivalry.
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The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council confirmed on Sunday that it has no jurisdiction to dissolve the country's Parliament.
In a statement, and in response to a request by Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr last week, the Supreme Council called not to involve the council's name in political rivalry.
The statement added that the Council discussed Al-Sadr's request and that it "has no jurisdiction to dissolve the Parliament."
The Council also stressed that "the judiciary stands at the same distance from everyone because it is based on the constitution and the law."
On Saturday, Al-Sadr called for a million-strong demonstration in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, without specifying a date for the demonstration, explaining that "the timing and instructions for the demonstration will be announced later."
A few days ago, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, called on the country's judiciary to dissolve parliament by end of next week.
He also called for early elections and unspecified constitutional changes.
This came after Muqtada Al-Sadr's supporters demonstrated and stormed the Iraqi Parliament in the Green Zone, Baghdad, due to the nomination of Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani for prime minister, to denounce the candidacy of the 52-year-old former minister and governor.
Thus, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi announced the suspension of parliament sessions until further notice
On August 12, demonstrations called by the Iraqi Coordination Framework "in support of legitimacy and constitution" started in front of Al-Mu'allaq Bridge in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The Coordination Framework in Iraq stressed on Wednesday the importance of expediting the process of naming a presidential candidate and the formation of a service government that addresses the crises in the country.
Last May, Al-Sadr announced that his parliamentary bloc had not succeeded in forming a national majority government, declaring the bloc's transformation into "the opposition seats and giving way to other parliamentary blocs to form a government."
