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Iraq's Kurdistan president approves 2012
budget, demonstrations announced
27.6.2012 |
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Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdistan
Region approves 2012 budget, demonstrations
announced
against the budget.
Demonstrations announced in
Sulaimaniyah city, no demonstration expected in
Erbil.
June 27, 2012
ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', —
President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani
has approved the region's 2012 budget, said chief of
staff to the presidency of the Kurdistan Regional
Government.
Fuad Hussein said the approval letter will be sent
to al-Waqae paper Wednesday to be published.
Kurdistan’s parliament
approved the
budget bill amid protests by opposition forces on
Sunday. The budget amounts to 15.2tr IQD ($13bn).
Demonstrations are announced to be held in
Sulaimaniyah city on Thursday, organized by the
budget defense group. The budget defense group is
expected to hold a demonstration in front of
Kurdistan's office in Sulaimaniyah.
In a
statement by the Federation of Civil Society,
copy of which was received by Ekurd.net, calls on the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) government security
forces to avoid using excessive force and weapons
against its citizens, including during times of
peaceful protest. Freedom of assembly is a basic
human right and use of excessive force and weapons
is a serious violation of those human rights.
Activist groups will assemble peacefully on
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 11 a.m. in Sulaimaniyah
City to protest the budget passed in the KRG on June
24, 2012. The budget was passed without
transparency; without a clear and detailed plan;
without incomes identified; but with apparent
corruption.
There will be no protest in Erbil on Thursday under
the name of the budget defense, said Erbil’s
governor. Nawzad Hadi said: "So far no parties or
organizations have asked for permission for
tomorrow's gathering in Erbil."
Director of Erbil police Abdul Khaleq Talat stated
that his directorate has not received any
instructions about tomorrow's gathering.
Meanwhile the mayor of Kalar denied receiving a
request for a demonstration in the district on
Thursday. The announcement came after the rumors of
demonstrations being organized in the district.
Media reports stated that there will be a gathering
in Kalar against the approval of the Kurdistan
Region’s 2012 budget.
Jalal Nouri confirmed: "We haven’t given permission
officially for any demonstration. According to the
law,www.ekurd.net
the organizer of the demonstration should ask for
permission."
Aknew apart of this report by Fryad Mohammed
Ekurd.net contributed to this report
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