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The House completed questioning Secretary Baghdad lifted its until Thursday

Baghdad, The House was completed in the eighth regular meeting of the second legislative term chaired by Osama alngivi, speaker of the House and in the presence of 175 deputies, on Tuesday, questioning the Amin Al-Issawi Baghdad, Sabir.

The Council said in a statement received by (Agency news llaniaa) a copy of it: at the outset of the meeting which began with a male deputy Mahdi Haji Hakim read out a statement condemning the Turkey to build a dam on a river hyphen to Dohuk Governorate, leading to serious damage, calling for the formation of a special Government Commission to discuss with Turkey on dams and getting a fair share of water, in the case of Turkey's failure to respond to the complaint of the international tribunals, in addition to the need to compensate those affected.

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In reply to the statement called on Mr. alngivi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to connect with the Turkish Government to pursue the case and ensure the right of Iraq water and provide a detailed report to the House.

The Chairman of the House of condolences on behalf of the Council to Bob Al-yasseri Attorney Abdel Hussein Al-yasseri, death of the late Mr. Malik Al-yassiri.

Added: the Board completed the interrogation of Saber Al-Issawi Secretary Baghdad, where Al-waeli sherwan Attorney begin questioning Secretary Baghdad, wondering how to choose the Secretariat of the Baghdad water project advisory contract Rusafa.

Replied Al-Issawi: procedures for the selection Advisory Office came through the Declaration published in newspapers and made 28 consulting firm was selected 6 companies in accordance with the presentations.

While Al-waeli Attorney explained that the Secretariat had committed irregularities highlighted that after the assignment of the contract in the absence of proven consultative so-called regional office that is assignment mechanism and the amount that has been monitored and billion dollar amounts.

While Al-Issawi: advisory offices are not obliged to register the fact that the Registrar of companies is limited to companies.

Al-waeli Attorney pointed to the need to know the mechanism to transmit the draft water Rusafa where Mr. Amin Baghdad gave detailed procedures adopted by the municipality of Baghdad are made in accordance with the legal context for the selection of companies known for their ability to implement major projects.

Sherwan Al-waeli drew Attorney: Amin Baghdad had irregularities in a contract of employment has led to a loss ranging from 150 to 200 million dollars due to the non-calculation and certain limits for the implementation of projects left significant damage in the State budget.

In turn denied Saber Al-Issawi no irregularity in Rusafa water project has led to the loss of millions of dollars for pointing out the difference by Rafidain company for the project extends for more than a year, compared with company to transmit project time difference is the basis for assignment of non-Iraqi company.

On the other hand, Al-waeli Attorney asked: on the amount of cost relating to the implementation of the draft water Rusafa especially that the first phase saw the increase in the cost of implementation are not convincing.

The Secretary has replied that there are cost Baghdad: designed by a British consultant in the early 1980s worth more than 1 billion and $ 800 million, where we got approval from the Committee on Economic Affairs in the Cabinet to ensure the financial amounts to around $ 663 million for first phase projects remaining from the amount of investment budget was covered by pointing out the existence of the necessities of art led to an increase in the amount of speculative cost after the implementation of aspects of the second phase.

Al-waeli Attorney spoke about the need to clarify the issue burning some documents in the tenders Chamber of Baghdad.

As between Al-Issawi, a Committee was formed for the opening of tenders after the expiry of the tender and documented by some media after another committee embarked on analyzing and studying bids not fire due to electrical contact in accordance with the civil defence report led to the burning of some contracts, pointing out the possession of photocopies of the originals of all contracts some staff have also been punished for negligence.

However, MP Al-waeli clear: investigative committee record indicates that the incident was premeditated and tender documents worth some trillion dinars were saved in places other than the Secretary.

Sherwan Al-waeli MP sought clarification on the source of functional material processing whether within or outside the country. In his reply the Secretary said that the import of foreign origins were functional according to follow-up by the Commission of the problem by bringing the secretariat about 90% of articles to the project while remaining arrived in the port of Basra.

However, Al-waeli noted: it purchased some pipeline project from the local market in accordance with the substantive report contained many negatives but authentication denied Al-Issawi in the report regarding the purchase of art from the domestic market in addition to rejecting generators of origins is not solid.

His attorney asked sherwan Al-waeli who examined material work Rusafa water bshamroa.

Where the Secretary of the Baghdad local material in Labs is checked for a local company, while imported materials are checked by foreign companies.

But Attorney Al-waeli noted that the biennium preceding the adoption of the laboratories project through one of the foreigners working in a local company.

He asked attorney Al-waeli: from project completion so that Al-Issawi announced delivery reached 70% and will open in September next year but Attorney Al-waeli pointed out that the completion rate of 48% is paid to the Declaration that 48% of Executive business plus remaining work import articles with 70% of completion.

In turn, sherwan Al-waeli MP: Rusafa water project that included many cases of corruption and irregularities in many stages.

Saber Al-Issawi Baghdad either Secretary has denied any corruption in the Rusafa water project, stressing that the project proceed according to the Decree.

Al-waeli Attorney sought clarification on the feasibility of a Turkish company contracted by the Secretariat with appropriate cleaning and found fake company had violated the terms of contracts concluded with them due to lack of implementation of the work assigned to them.

The Secretary has replied that this company of Turkish companies more efficient and have certificates of expertise and global recommendations and expressed its readiness to provide documents that prove it but admitted the existence of reluctance in some of the company are dealt with through the payment of the sums deducted.

His attorney asked Al-waeli: names Deputy Secretary Baghdad, Saber Al-Issawi occurs on him as a modern satellite channels.

In turn, confirmed Al-Issawi: unverifiable statements in the context of the intervention was sharp with a ladies deputies in PBS, readiness to bring witnesses to the Council to talk about there personal goals beyond questioning.

For his part, sherwan Al-waeli MP: the absence of any personal interest in the process of questioning should be dealt with after the interrogation process in accordance with what it definite come in the rules of procedure.

In turn, was the Mayor of Baghdad Saber Al-Issawi pride democratic experience and the oversight role of the House of representatives on the work of the Secretariat of the Baghdad.

The statement noted that alngivi: intervention during the interrogation process continues until complete display some information based on reports by Al-Issawi, stating that the House has in turn the examining opportunity granted constitutional and demanded the interrogation, not deny view any file on the legislative and executive authorities, pointing out that it is convinced the House to take the necessary decision after the interrogation process.

This and decides to adjourn the meeting until next Thursday.

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