Al-Sadr dismisses govt formation, calling it "militia-dependent"
Oct 15, 2022
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Mohammed Salih Iraq, an Al-Sadr inner circle man, tweeted after the election of the President and designation of the prime minister of Iraq, his position which mirrors Al-Sadr's that "the forming of a experienced, militia-dependent government that confronts people's interests and in opposition to the "the tried won't be tried again" and after failing to form a majority government that is neither easter or western that service justice, law and an impartial judiciary that gives all arms back to the state."
The Sadr Movements' remarks come after the prime minister designated Al-Sudani promised to form a cabinet soon, one that al-Sadr has publicly rejected for being tried, as al-Sadr says.
"We denounce suppression of people's voices and bring back to square one… and we demand that to keep Iraq away from turning into a puppet of foreign agendas, weapons removed from [non-state] groups and reject taking peoples into the pockets and banks of the corrupt," Al-Sadr noted.
Al-Sadr also warned against using the government to plunder state resources as it was done in the past. The Sadr movement has promised the people of Iraq to drain the swamp, referring to Baghdad's Green Zone, the political capital of Iraq.
Warning his allies and affiliates, Iraqi objects to participating in the government in a strongly worded passage, "to those who participate in the ministries of the unjust for whatever reasons does not represent us and we are acquitted of them."
Iraqi also calls for avoiding the government formers and compares them to “Gog and Magog,” as they spread evil on earth.
The long-awaited and overdue al-Sadr message is the strongest and reveals his deep mistrust and opposition to the government, although it remains to be seen how the Sar Movements' words unfold on Baghdad's streets.
Iraq broke a year of political impasse after electing a president who immediately designated al-Sudani as prime minister in charge of forming a council of ministers; however, with the de facto leader of Iraqi streets calling it corrupt and failed experience, more is lying ahead of Iraq.