| This is what our military and our diplomats have to deal with every damn day. I hope this warrant is a sign of progress, and not a backdoor way for the Sadrists to eliminate a rival. |
Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Attiyah said the parliament's presidential panel would meet on Monday to include the request in the upcoming session's agenda. During a parliamentary session, Al-Maliki accused Al-Jananbi of being liable for the abduction and killing of about 150 Iraqis, adding he had a file containing evidence regarding Al-Janabi's role in terrorist acts. On his part, MP Abbas Al-Bayati said the council had requested lifting the immunity of some MPs because of previous charges brought up against them by citizens.
He said the request to lift immunity of some MPs would result in interrogation orders, not arrest warrants, noting that the stance against those MPs was legal, not political.
On the other hand, the front feared the court's role was politically motivated not judicial, and its spokesperson, MP Saleem Abdullah, said the judicial order to lift Al-Janabi's immunity should not be political. Political sources said Al-Janabi and some of the front's MPs were accompanying Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hasehmi on a visit to Jordan and Syria.
| Perhaps Mr. Janabi will choose to remain in Damascus to, um...take the waters or somesuch. |
Iraq's parliament had lifted the immunity of MP Mishaan Al-Jaboori who turned against the government and dedicated his television channel, Al-Zawra, to lauding terrorist acts in Iraq.
| *Boggle* |