Ahrar Media Bureau Ahrar calls on the UN to act on the Iraqi election.

Politics.be · 3 november 2009, 10:40

Ahrar will tomorrow ask the UN to replace Iraq's Electoral Commission with fresh faces not in the pocket of political factions, as the only means of avoiding the mass fraud recently seen in Afghanistan. Iraq retains Chapter VII status under the UN charter, making this possible.

Commenting on the deadlock in parliament today, Ahrar leader Ayad Jamal Aldin MP said:

"Our current politicians have been tested and failed. They are not the answer to this problem - they ARE the problem. Today, we call on the United Nations to appoint fresh faces to the corrupt and incompetent IHEC. New people, whose judgment is not clouded by factional self-interest. That is the only way we can see the free and fair vote of the people that Iraq, and the world, desperately needs."

"What has happened in Afghanistan shows that the risk of the people's will being corrupted is real and the world should act now - BEFORE the election - to stop the same thing happening in Iraq."

If Iraq is to have a secure, free future with jobs for our young and the basic services that are their right, the UN must act today."
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Ahrar Media Bureau

Ayad Jamal Aldin is a young, Shia cleric, best known for his consistent campaigning for a new, secular Iraq. He first rose to prominence at the Nasiriyah conference in March 2003, shortly before the fall of Saddam, where he called for a state free of religion, the turban and other theological symbols. In 2005, he was elected as one of the 25 MPs on the Iraqi National List, but withdrew in 2009 after becoming disenchanted with Iyad Allawi's overtures to Iran. He wants complete independence from Iranian interference in Iraq. He now leads the Ahrar party for the 2010 election to the Council of Representatives, to clean up corruption and create a strong, secure and liberated Iraq for the future

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Politics.be Redactie Geregistreerd: 27 november 2004 Berichten: 28.704	Ahrar Media Bureau Ahrar calls on the UN to act on the Iraqi election. Ahrar will tomorrow ask the UN to replace Iraq's Electoral Commission with fresh faces not in the pocket of political factions, as the only means of avoiding the mass fraud recently seen in Afghanistan. Iraq retains Chapter VII status under the UN charter, making this possible. Commenting on the deadlock in parliament today, Ahrar leader Ayad Jamal Aldin MP said: "Our current politicians have been tested and failed. They are not the answer to this problem - they ARE the problem. Today, we call on the United Nations to appoint fresh faces to the corrupt and incompetent IHEC. New people, whose judgment is not clouded by factional self-interest. That is the only way we can see the free and fair vote of the people that Iraq, and the world, desperately needs." "What has happened in Afghanistan shows that the risk of the people's will being corrupted is real and the world should act now - BEFORE the election - to stop the same thing happening in Iraq." If Iraq is to have a secure, free future with jobs for our young and the basic services that are their right, the UN must act today." For further information, contact: Ahrar Media Bureau Ayad Jamal Aldin is a young, Shia cleric, best known for his consistent campaigning for a new, secular Iraq. He first rose to prominence at the Nasiriyah conference in March 2003, shortly before the fall of Saddam, where he called for a state free of religion, the turban and other theological symbols. In 2005, he was elected as one of the 25 MPs on the Iraqi National List, but withdrew in 2009 after becoming disenchanted with Iyad Allawi's overtures to Iran. He wants complete independence from Iranian interference in Iraq. He now leads the Ahrar party for the 2010 election to the Council of Representatives, to clean up corruption and create a strong, secure and liberated Iraq for the future Bron: politics.be __________________ Politics.be - Jouw politieke portaalsite