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Sistani warns of the division of Iraq in the event of Abadi has not been implemented real reform

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Warned the Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani the risk of “division” of Iraq unless the Government Haider al-Abadi did not go in the implementation of “real reform” to the fight against corruption, in response to questions, told AFP Thursday.  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on August 9 / current reform package approved by parliament, after weeks of demonstrations and Sistani’s call the prime minister to be more aggressive against corruption and implement additional reforms.

No room for the delay

And said al-Sistani: “Today, if real reform has not been achieved through the anti-corruption relentlessly and social justice at various levels, it is expected to get worse than the situation before, perhaps drawn to what does not wish for any Iraqi lover to his homeland of division and the like, God forbid, “according to Mr. Sistani’s office told AFP in response to questions directed at him.

The position newest reference Shiite, who enjoys balance in Iraqi politics, the most prominent warning of the dangers that may arranged stalled reform process. He stressed al-Sistani that “the foremost authority as long as called for anti-corruption and reform government institutions and improve public services, and warned more than once from the consequences of procrastination and so on.”

“In recent weeks to perform the patience of many Iraqis, and protested against the poor conditions in the country, and called for reformed, I found the religious authority that the time is propitious for a strong push in this direction through the emphasis on the officials – led by the Prime Minister in his capacity as CEO in the country – to take a serious and deliberate steps to combat corruption and achieve social justice. “

Boldness and courage

Sistani had called Abadi on 7 August / August to be “more daring and courage” in the reform and the fight against corruption, in what was considered a dose support to weeks of popular demonstrations rallies in Baghdad and other areas, demanded reform and accountability of corrupt and improve the level of public services. Exhorted reference Shiite at the time the Prime Minister should not only “some minor steps” and to take “important decisions and strict procedures in the field of anti-corruption and social justice.”  On 9 August / August, the government approved a package of reforms to fight corruption, approved by parliament two days later, he said, adding her parliamentary package House Speaker Salim al-Jubouri said it is “complementary” to government reforms, and seized some of their content within the framework of “the Constitution and the law.” Abadi said last week that the process of reform and the fight against corruption “will not be easy,” and that those affected will work hard “to sabotage every step.”
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Alsumaria News / Baghdad
Integrity Commission announced, Thursday, for the recovery of about 44 billion dinars, while suggesting that it was recovered 14 billion to calculate the Rafidain Bank . The head of the Hassan al-Yassiri during a press conference held by the Commission to announce its report for the first half of this year and attended by Alsumaria News , “The total funds that have been recovered and were sentenced retrieved amounted to about 44 billion dinars,” adding that “this achievement for the body.” The Yasiri, that “it was to recover 14 billion dinars to calculate the Rafidain Bank, after the deal is responsible electronic clearing in the bank with some treacherous customers who withdrew 37 instrument without the fact that the cover have accounts in some private banks,” stressing that “this employee currently hunt.” Referred to the Integrity Commission confirmed, in (January 7, 2015), its ability to recover looted funds from abroad in Iraq, pointing out that Iraq was able to recover some of them.
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Alsumaria News / Babylon
General Company for the automotive industry, announced Thursday, the direct experimental operation of the line production and assembly of cars, ” Kia “Korean, and with demonstrated that the company assembles cars from model Optima, Rio and Cerato and Cairns and Picanto, indicated that the company would begin the process of production and the actual assembly of the sedan and pregnancy soon.
The general director of the General Company for Automotive Industry Adnan Ahmed demure in an interview with Alsumaria News , “The engineering and technical cadres in the lab Babylon yield the General Company for the manufacture of cars in the city of Hilla , began experimental operation of the line production and assembly of Korean Kia cars, “noting that” the lines car rally model, Cairns and Optima, Rio and Cerato and Picanto. ” He sedate that “the company will begin the process of actual production and assembly of the sedan and pregnancy soon,” pointing out that “all these kinds won the confidence of the Iraqi people through the daily use in Iraqi airspace.”

He demure “The design capacity for the production of 24 cars per day, and the proportions initial assembly of up to 25% escalate successively with increased production and train staff,” pointing out that “the number of cadres by the assembly process up to 150 workers, between the technician and craftsman engineer.”

He demure “The Iraqi technical personnel carries out infrastructure assembly line car pregnancy (2 tons) and trailers (2500.2700, 3000),” noting that “this line is an area of ​​27360 square meters and card production design of 32 car / day and by assembling 60% “.

He pointed out, “it was set up final inspection stations equipment for the purpose of direct use,” adding that “by the end of the civil works and rehabilitation work will begin production plant to be ready to supplement the Iraqi market with this type of car.”

And it signed the General Company for the automotive industry, on the seventh of August 2011, a contract with the Chinese company Foton to assemble cars inside Iraq through assembly and marketing of thousand cars a year with different types.

Also it contracted with Scania of Sweden at the beginning of the year 2009, to create a production line to assemble trucks, also contracted with Mercedes and Renault companies in 2010, to create lines for the manufacture and assembly of trucks, as well as Chinese and Iranian companies the beginning of the year 2010, to assemble sedan.
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Alsumaria News / Baghdad
The spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi , Thursday, that the decisions made ​​today is to implement reforms and not a new package of reforms, and in what was considered the implementation of all reforms and demands of the demonstrators in a specific time period as “impossible”, he stressed that to be patient and understand the role of the government is required At this stage. He said Saad al-Hadithi in an interview with Alsumaria’s News, “The decisions made ​​today is to implement the reforms that were issued in the current month package, not a reform package, which is about to initiate the start of the application of this package immediately,” adding that “there are ceilings of time set for the many of these paragraphs. ” Sabri added that “there are some paragraphs need to be applied months or less or more and have achieved part of it,” asserting that “the application of everything in the specified period of time closer to the impossible being needs time and a long effort and the government respond to the demands of the demonstrators but they do not have a magic wand, but the show patience and understanding of the role of government is required at this stage. ” The prime minister Haider al-Abadi, decided on Thursday reducing protections officials and presidencies by 90%, and the face of the restructuring of the battalions of special protection Balriasat three, and re-allocations vice president of the republic and the prime minister offices to the public treasury, and the formation of a supreme committee concerned with the selection of candidates for senior positions. Referred to the House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday (11 August 2015), the first package of government reforms. He revealed a government source close to the prime minister Haider al-Abadi, Sunday (19 August 2015), for the latter’s intention to take a large number of reforms to eliminate “corruption” and “nepotism”.
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Twilight News / Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei on Thursday called on Iraqis to close ranks and strengthen internal harmony and maintenance of national gains, according to the transfer of the Information Office of the Supreme Islamic Council. Khamenei made the call during a meeting with Ammar al-Hakim, head of the Islamic Council stressed the “preserve the unity of Iraq and miss the opportunity to agendas aimed to provoke discord between the sons of one people.” And the transfer of an official statement from Khamenei’s emphasis on the “need to focus on the real enemy of Bdaash and provide the necessary services to citizens,” praising “the pivotal role of the religious authority in Iraq.” He briefed al-Hakim, according to the statement, Khamenei “on the overall developments on the Iraqi arena and the demands of the demonstrators,” stressing “the commitment to the Constitution and national cohesion and coherence of the National Alliance and work hard to meet the demands of citizens.”
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Twilight News / face Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Thursday, Finance and Trade Ministries regardless dues peasants immediately. And the transfer of the Information Office of the Prime Minister for Abadi was quoted as saying “our face financial and trade ministries regardless dues peasants immediately.”
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Twilight News Ministry of Finance / said Thursday it will be spent employees of the self-financing companies salaries within a period not exceeding six days. The ministry said in a statement responded to Twilight News, it instructed the competent banks and relevant departments at the ministry’s headquarters (Legal Department) quickly accomplish the pay of employees of the self-financing companies immediately. She noted that it had prepared controls and mechanisms simplified for disbursement through the development of specific timing does not exceed the (6) days only with the need to adhere to the regulations and instructions issued in this regard and coordination between the Ministries of employees of those companies and banks concerned to avoid any delay might happen in the disbursement of salaries. She stressed that it committed its departments that are working so immediately.
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Twilight News / Iraqi government on Thursday issued orders and guidance for the implementation of reforms put forward by the Prime Minister to reduce corruption package. According to a government statement it responded to Twilight News, “Based on the reforms package presented by Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi, which approved by the Cabinet and approved by the House of Representatives has Diwaniyah orders and directives were issued, including the following:
1. a large reduction in the preparation of protections for personal officials and presidencies and others up to 90% percent and the abolition of battalions protections own subsidiaries to the characters and bring them back to the defense and interior ministries by subordination to trained and qualified to do the national duties in defense of the homeland and the protection of citizens.

This resolution provides for the state budget of more than twenty thousand security element of their salaries exceed 250 billion dinars annually.

2. restructuring battalions of special protection of the three presidencies and the offices of the Vice-President of the Republic and the offices of Deputy Prime Ministers canceled and define its duties and subordination and the transfer of its assets to assume the security functions to protect the country.

3. Prime Minister face re-allocations of the Vice-Presidents of the Republic and the offices of deputy prime ministers canceled to the public treasury of the state.

4-A / formation of a committee professional graduate to cancel the differences in salaries through reform of salaries and allowances system and the abolition of the special provisions for each presidencies bodies and state institutions and retirees of which take into account the justice and professional competence and to provide a new system within one month of the issuance of this order.

B / lowering the upper limit of the pensions of officials and drafting a progress during the week dealing with the wrong decisions taken previously.

5. formation of a supreme committee concerned with the selection of candidates for senior positions under the chairmanship and membership of a number of specialists from the Integrity Commission and the Ministry of Planning and experts from the development in academics, consultants, and private sector centers.

6. formation of a supreme committee to subdue the ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry to accountability through calendar programs designed for this purpose and task of the Committee shall submit periodic reports (quarterly and annual) to the Prime Minister.

7. Prime Minister D.haidar Abadi directed to make recommendations by the Board of Supreme Audit and the Integrity Commission to activate the role of inspectors general and provide benchmarks for the Angels offices leading to Trchigaha and stop the sag in addition to providing criteria for evaluating the performance of audit institutions in no later than 31 current August.

8-determine no later than 31 August of the current implementation Cancel sites advisers in the ministries Outsourcing decision on whether or temporary staffing firm and adviser to determine the three presidencies five advisers for each president.  SOURCE

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