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SULAIMANI — Supporters of the Sadrist Movement gathered in
front of the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad on Tuesday (August 23).
The protestors held Iraq flags and demanded reform, the
dissolution of parliament and early elections.
Protestors told NRT Arabic they were gathering at the
judicial council because they consider it the council of the people, where they
will renew their demands.
The judicial council has announced it has suspended its
operations in response to the protest.
The council also stated some of its members have received
threatening text messages, trying to force the members to dissolve the Iraqi
parliament.
The judicial council has met with the Iraqi Federal Supreme
Court to discuss the pressure from the Sadrist Movement on the federal court.
The council said the behavior from the Sadrist Movement’s
supporters was unconstitutional and contrary to the law, adding policy that
supports such behavior has responsibility for the consequences.
The Iraqi Lawyers
Syndicate and the courts in Najaf and Kirkuk provinces have announced they have
all suspended their duties in support of the judicial council.
(NRT Digital Media)