Showing posts with label New Iraqi Parliament 2011. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Thursday ~ Iraq ~ The House completed questioning Secretary Baghdad lifted its until Thursday ...

Tuesday 13-12-11

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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Monday, December 12, 2011

Tuesday Parliament Reads the Budget ~ Completes Interrogation of Finance Minister, Issawi ...

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12/12/2011

Parliament begins tomorrow, read the general budget

Discussed the abolition of the powers granted the land to the staff of the presidencies
of Baghdad

Muhannad Abdul Wahab

Initiate the House of Representatives on Tuesday by reading the state budget, and with complete questioning of Secretary of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi, ended the parliament on the first reading and the second for 12 of the draft law.

According to the source of parliamentary early "morning", The meeting tomorrow will start to complete the interrogation of al-Issawi, attempting to read and discuss the general budget.

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The source said: "The MP Shirwan Waeli who presented the motion will be put more than 13 questions during the meeting, will also provide some documentation on the files of corruption." The House of Representatives has begun week before last to question al-Issawi in two sessions.

According to Article 61 of the Constitution, to a member of the House of Representatives be directed to the Prime Minister and ministers, questions of any subject within their specialty, and each of them to answer questions from members, and only the right to comment on the answer, "as stipulates that "Member of Parliament, and with the approval of twenty-five members, may direct an interpellation to the Prime Minister or the Minister, to hold them accountable for the affairs under their specialty, and are not the debate on the inquiry except after at least seven days of its submission."

In the meantime, a House of Representatives hearing the normal seven-second legislative term, which was held under the chairmanship of Osama Najafi, Chairman of the House of Representatives in the presence of 186 deputies. and he finished the House of Representatives on second reading the draft law to abolish the two things, 21 and 36 for the year 2005, submitted by the Committees on members and legal and private grants the President and the Minister the powers granted pieces of land residential staff presidencies and to achieve the principle of social solidarity and equal opportunities for all Iraqis, MP Bahaa al-Araji, the legislation law allows the distribution of land, housing for all citizens and to achieve justice in the granting of residential land, while the MP said, but Talabani: The law needs to be reviewed, although the land distributed among the staff of private offices in the past, but at the moment there are a lot of the staff of the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the Parliament did not receive residential land.

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Iraqi Parliament ~ The House resumes sessions Monday with first and second readings of a number of laws ...

Related article ~ Iraq ~ 22 Laws ~ This Week Dec.11-17 ~ Parliament will Discuss and Vote on the 22 Laws ...

Saturday 10-12-2011

The House resumes sessions Monday with first and second readings of a number of laws

Baghdad, House meetings will resume on Sunday after a special holiday to bshhrmharm first and second readings of a number of laws.

A parliamentary source said reporter (alokalhalakhbaret News) meeting tomorrow the seventh legislative chapter II contains the first reading of bills Iraq's accession to the international treaty on genetic resources for food and Agriculture and draft legal Convention on technical cooperation in the field of animal health and the prevention the agricultural and plant protection between the Governments of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and reward members of the teaching and learning and Registration Act and the adoption of pesticides and agricultural chemicals regulation law.

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He almsadrkma first reading also includes meeting to draft and adopt registration law and the protection of varieties of agricultural plant quarantine law and law on salaries the oil Ministry.

He also includes meeting the second reading of bills abolishing both 21 and 36 of 2005 and the law of the fourth amendment law of maintenance of irrigation systems been watered No. (12) for the year 1995 and internal partitions Fund support act in the Ministry of higher education and scientific research and student loans Fund Act and the Regulation provisions for nomination to the post of President of the Republic and the provisions of the choice of one or more Deputy President of the Republic.


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Iraq ~ Laws in the House of representatives and the political consensus is a barrier to discussion and resolution

Sunday 11-12-2011

Nassif: there is selective for laws in the House of representatives and the political consensus is a barrier to discussion and resolution

Baghdad, White block Deputy emphasized high there is no selective Nassif selection laws supposed tabled at meetings of the Iraqi Council of representatives, saying that political consensus behind a barrier to discussion and resolution.

She said Nassif (News News Agency) Sunday: there is no political consensus and there is selective for laws that could be resolved during meetings of the Chamber of Deputies, which began long ago, stated that: on Monday there will be a meeting of political blocs and will be asking all pending bills and task for discussion so that there is political consensus.

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Nassif said: laws broken so far has not been resolved owing to the absence of political consensus are the laws of the Federal Court and the composition of the Council of the Federal service and petroleum law and the Law Commission Act party, adding: that the resolution of those laws is therefore political consensus before the House of representatives introduced the laws may not promote the political process welatkhdm welatkhdm political situation Iraqi society.

Experiencing politics in Iraq, in addition to chronic crises between the Iraqi list Coalition State law led by Nouri al-Maliki, crisis claims some provinces establish territories including Declaration of Salahuddin province economically and administratively separate territories in protest against marginalization and arrest procedures and the extraction of dozens of children, the Iraqi list in Diyala Governorate Council, submitting a working paper of the Central Government includes nine demands to resolve all problems within the province, asserting that the maintenance will be a failure to respond within three days as Council Al-Anbar province, earlier this month, the formation of three committees identify first views of the people on the Al-Anbar provinces, a separate declaration based on the request of ten members of the provincial Council, and second follow-up for prisoners, former army officers, and third to go to Baghdad to meet with Presidents and Cabinet discussion on abuses occurring.

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Iraq ~ 22 Laws ~ This Week Dec.11-17 ~ Parliament will Discuss and Vote on the 22 Laws ...

10/12/2011

This week .. Parliament will discuss and vote on the 22 laws

Complete the interrogation of al-Issawi next Tuesday

BAGHDAD - Al Sabah

Complete with the House of Representatives at its next Tuesday questioning Secretary of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi, see this week to discuss and vote on the 22 laws revolve around some heated arguments for its importance and its association with the political process, particularly the provisions of the law of the nomination of the President and his deputies.

According to the source of parliamentary »morning», the session on Sunday will see the first reading of the draft law on Iraq's accession to the International Treaty concerning the Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the first reading of a draft law on ratification of the Convention on Technical Cooperation in the field of animal health between the Governments of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in addition to the first reading of a draft law on ratification of the Convention on cooperation in quarantine and plant protection between the Governments of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the first reading of the bill reward faculty members and education.

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The source added that he will also be the first reading of a bill registration and approval of pesticides, and the first reading the draft law to regulate the circulation of agricultural materials, and the first reading of the draft registration law, adoption and protection of agricultural items, as well as the first reading the draft law to quarantine, and the first reading of a bill the salaries of the staff of the Ministry of Oil.

Will also see tomorrow's hearing the second reading of a bill to cancel the two things (21) and (36) for the year 2005 submitted by the Committee on Members Affairs and the Legal Committee, and the second reading of the draft law of the Fourth Amendment to the law of maintenance of irrigation and drainage No. (12) for the year 1995, and the second reading of the bill support Fund dormitories at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, in addition to the second reading of the proposed law credit fund students sponsored by the Higher Education Commission, and the second reading of a draft law regulating the provisions for nomination for President of the Republic and the provisions of a deputy or more to the President.

The source continued Parliament: The Presidency House of Representatives decided to allocate a session next Tuesday to complete the questioning of Secretary of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi.

The House of Representatives began the week before last to question al-Issawi, said the applicant, where the interrogation MP Shirwan Waeli that interrogation is an important aspect of the work of the House of Representatives, as he replied to queries Waeli Issawi and documents submitted by him.

The source added that Thursday's meeting will vote on the draft law of the Second Amendment to the Law on the Ministry of Water Resources No. (50) for the year 2008, and vote on the draft law on accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention of the Organization of Islamic Conference to combat international terrorism, and vote on the draft law on accession of the Republic of Iraq to the International Convention for the Suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism,

In addition to voting on the draft law of the Republic of Iraq's accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. He argued: that the meeting will also vote on the draft law of the Iraqi National Monitoring to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and vote on the bill medals, decorations, and vote on the draft law on weapons, in addition to voting on the draft law on the establishment of foreigners.

And MP Abbas al-Bayati, said recently that there are 31 legally ready for voting will be included in the agenda of the first month of the new legislative session of the Council of Representatives after it was read a second reading in the earlier reports prepared by the competent committees of which the last legislative session.
Bayati said »Sabah»: The «these laws on security aspects and service and the laws of the various ministries, in addition to the cancellation of a number of decisions of the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council».

He continued: «Among these laws, the law against trafficking in human beings and become one of the vexing issues of concern to the Iraqi citizens and which require attention and prosecution through stiff penalties and deal firmly with such a phenomenon referred to studies and reports, saying»,

adding that «among these There are seven laws, laws related to security and defense, including the Act on Residence of Foreigners in Iraq and the law of possession and carrying of weapons and the law of the national control to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Al-Bayati said that there are laws other task, such as law amending the salaries of state employees and the public sector No. 22, in order to improve the way that keep pace with the general economic situation of the country, as well as the law amending the Law University Service No. 23, which will contribute to support this important segment in the state and interest them in recognition of its educational and education for our children, in addition to other laws regulating Iraq's accession to a number of treaties and conventions, regional, Islamic and international.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Iraq's House of Representatives will set a date to host Maliki, after his return from Washington ...

Iraq's Maliki ~December 12th ~ Iraq's Leader Heading to U.S.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

House of Representatives will set a date to host Maliki, after his return from Washington

Baghdad, announced the decision of the House of Representatives Mohammad Al-Khalid said on Saturday that the parliament will host Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss the readiness of security forces to take over security after the American withdrawal after his return from Washington.

He said al-Khalidi in a press statement that "the Presidency of the Council of Representatives will determine during a session scheduled for the day the 11 of December the current date to host Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki," asserting that "session hosting will be after the hearings the Mayor of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi and the return of al-Maliki from Washington."

Khalidi added that "the political blocs insisted on hosting the al-Maliki for the readiness of Iraqi security forces to take over security after the American withdrawal from the country," expected to "be hosting a session closed."

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Monday, November 28, 2011

The House voted to continue reading three bills and proceed to interrogate Al-Issawi

Monday 28-11-2011

The House voted to continue reading three bills and proceed to interrogate Al-Issawi

Baghdad, Deputies questioned in ordinary meeting of the fifth chapter of the second legislative year 2nd legislative Osama alngivi, speaker of the House and in the presence of 185 deputies, Saber Al-Issawi Baghdad Secretary voted in principle to continue reading the three bills.

According to a statement by the information Office of the Council received (News News Agency) on Monday: at the outset of the meeting, which began with any male wise Attorney read a statement on behalf of the Committee maintained Ozer Awqaf and religious affairs congratulated the Iraqi people and the Islamic nation on the occasion of the new Hijri year, recalling the lessons presented by migration of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and their role in the Islamic community building, stressing the importance of benefiting from the lessons of the migration of Prophet Mohammad in our present and our future generations to join forces and close ranks and restore harmony Love among the people.

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The statement noted: that the Council voted in principle to continue reading a Bill supporting development projects submitted by financial, economic and legal committees and Bill cash and banking training centre of the Finance Committee Bill and the economic and commercial cooperation agreement and technical support between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and by the financial and economic committees and external relations and legal.

The statement stressed that: the Board initiated the process of questioning Saber Al-Issawi Baghdad, where the applicant attorney confirmed sherwan Al-waeli that questioning is an important aspect of the work of the Council of representatives.

For his part, Al-Issawi was ready to answer any query regarding the work of the Secretariat for the oversight role of the House.

Attorney Al-waeli initiated session by asking questions about the basis for the Secretariat to transmit military channel development work so that the work of the secretariat responded Al-Issawi Baghdad focused on rebuilding infrastructure in the country was granted Imperium Cabinet Secretariat's implement projects for Arab Summit to support assigning the Secretariat of the Baghdad feel one in accordance with the specific exceptions that remarkable 16960 transferred her contract in cooperation with alghori company is a company known as partnership.

Sherwan Al-waeli was Deputy company alghori fake and not registered with the Registrar of companies and the project had been transmitted through forged documents but Al-Issawi, confirmed the validity of the procedures and documentation provided by the Arab readiness to assume responsibility in the event of non-completion of army Canal project schedule or in case of non-arrival of ratifications for corporations implementing projects.

Al-waeli Attorney asked for companies granted his predecessor chighilet before contracts with them in his reply stressed that no irregularities in dealing with companies based on the validity of the issuance of letter of guarantee since the referral specialist contacts across projects.

Al-waeli Attorney explained that military channel development project was started from October 2010 and had omitted a paragraph appreciation and guessing to compare prices in particular that the Ministry of water resources submitted 27 billion dinars for the implementation of the project as that project advisory contract after the contract arrived two months later.

While Al-Issawi, this project is outside the jurisdiction of the Ministry in particular that it is legitimate entertainment serves the residents of rosafa Secretariat was able to get hold of less than 11 billion price for the implementation of the project, referring to the question of reliance on the contract on the feasibility of the project through reliance on foreign Advisory personalities in important experience of project management in Baghdad.

Sherwan Al-waeli drew attorney to the importance of knowing the basis adopted for the Secretariat of the Baghdad airport road development project within preparations for Arab Summit cost 227 billion dinars to one Turkish companies and how their experience and the reasons for delaying work in addition to adopting the employment of skilled Turkish that completion of the project totalled 6% since the start of the project in December last year as the company is not registered or established.

Saber Al-Issawi, the Secretary replied in Baghdad was relying on the decision of the Council of Ministers to give the Secretariat the full validity of the adoption of the single decade as MP Al-waeli was nominated to Ankara to choose a sound companies to implement projects pursuant to the principle of transparency, but the Attorney apologize participating delegation for pointing out that some 200 workers and a Turkish technician engineer working on the project which is implemented by the company that is best in Turkey are being recognized and reputable large calling on the Presidency of the Council of deputies to form a Commission for the rehabilitation work.

In turn asked attorney sherwan Al-waeli on airport road rehabilitation project cost of $ 227 billion dinars disbursement mechanisms and financial waste in the project, amounting to four times the real price.

In reply to question Al-Issawi pointed to assess the cost of any project depends on the scale of the detailed quantities is not overwhelming him waste any attorney Navia in the money or the cost of airport road rehabilitation project amounts by stating that the work of rehabilitation of approximately 40% of planned.

The last MP Al-waeli that contract for the implementation of the main Western line carrier flawed administrative regarding closure of tenders after working hours being devoid of exception executing company also put on the blacklist to add to the reluctance of the project.

In response to the instruction stressed the Al-Issawi allows accepting bids on the same day if not open tenders, pointing out that the conclusion of the contract with companies on the blacklist before their laghabar by pointing out that the contract if after entering company to blacklist a problem, stating that the project had been allocated before the company in the blacklist, adding that a very large project and is going well.

And then the President of the Council decided to adjourn the meeting until the day after tomorrow Wednesday.


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