Iraq’s PM defines 100-day period to evalulate his govt’s activity

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has defined a 100-day period, starting from today (Sunday), to evaluate his government’s activity and each ministry aside.   A statement by the Council of Ministers, a copy of which was received by IraqiNews.com news agency on Sunday, has quoted Maliki as having told an emergency meeting for the Council on Sunday, as having “defined a 100-day period, after which the activity of the government and different ministries would be evaluated.”   “Maliki said that after the end of the said period, each ministry would be evaluated, whether had succeeded or failed in its activity, beginning from today (Sunday),” the statement said, adding that “Maliki had reiterated that changes would take place, according to the result of that evaluation.”   Maliki, the statement pointed out, spoke about means to fight corruption, confirming the “responsibility of each Minister for his ministry’s activity, before sending it to the Integrity Commission and other institutions, in charge for fighting corruption.”   Speaking about recent demonstrations in Iraq, Maliki said: “an investigation shall take place about the incidents and violations that took place during the demonstrations to account those behind them, whether they were the protestors or the security forces.”   The Iraqi capital of Baghdad had witnessed on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, broad demonstrations in its al-Tahrir (Liberation) Square, during which 7 policemen were injured by stone-throwers, whilst at least 2 demonstrators were injured, according to security reports.   SKH (TR)/SR