UNAMI welcomes Iraq PM proposed reforms

Staff Writer

9 years ago

The Acting Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Gyorgy Busztin welcomed Abadi’s proposed reforms.

These proposals come at a time when more and more people are demanding reform and efficiency”, he said in a statement.

“Corruption and inefficiency create widespread and rightful dissatisfaction, which in turn, can be manipulated by terrorist groups for their own ends”, Busztin added.

The Iraqi parliament has unanimously approved Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi’s proposed reforms aimed at improving the lives of the Iraqi people, rationalizing state institutions and rooting out corruption.

Abadi’s seven-point plan, which also includes measures to easing sectarian tensions, was passed Tuesday without debate by the Council of Representatives, reports quoting Speaker Salim al-Juburi said.

The European Iraqi Freedom Association (EIFA) also welcomed Prime Minister al-Abadi’s reforms in Iraq and congratulated him on these courageous and long-overdue measures, but emphasizes four additional key actions that must accompany any such reforms:

Prosecution of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for crimes against humanity, torture, murder and corruption.
Eviction of Iran from all areas in which it has interfered in Iraq. ISIS cannot be defeated, nor order restored in Iraq until the Iranian ‘occupation’ is ended.
Confronting and neutralizing the brutal, sectarian Iranian-led Shi’ite militias. No armed forces should be tolerated in Iraq apart from the Iraqi military and the police.
Early free and fair elections under UN supervision.

“The catastrophic depth of corruption in Iraq, particularly during the 8-year tenure of Nouri al-Maliki and the disasters resulting from the Iranian regime taking control over large swathes of the Iraqi people’s daily lives, has reached the point that if Prime Minister al-Abadi fails to adopt these immediate and comprehensive reforms, he will lose both this golden opportunity and the trust of the Iraqi people,” statement by the Struan Stevenson, president of the EIFA said.