Sadrist MP: Maliki creates crises for electoral propaganda

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Hussein al-Mansouri, of al-Ahrar bloc within al-Sadr Trend accused the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, of creating crises for the electoral propaganda.

Speaking to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com), he stated “Maliki creates the crises when the elections are about to start where they are some sides encourage him to achieve their personal interests.”

“The purpose of creating the crises is for electoral propaganda where the last crisis with Kurdistan Region is one of these crises,” he concluded.

The office of the Sadr Trend stated on last Tuesday that “Maliki exceeded all the traditions and his limits by stating against the head of the Sadr Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr, when he criticized Maliki over arming the Iraqi Army where the purchased weapons must be for Iraq and not for another country.”

Earlier, the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, criticized the statement issued by head of the Sadr Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr, regarding the armament contracts.

Maliki’s official website released a statement which included his answer regarding a question asked by one of the journalists, he asked him about the latest statement issued by Sadr regarding arming the Iraqi Army that involved a number of dangerous accusations to him.

Maliki’s answer was “Sadr’s statement doesn’t matter anymore and he will soon change his statements, his behavior doesn’t match with his statements.”

Regarding the arming of Iraqi Army, Maliki said “Any one who launches the accusations should prove his accusations before he start talking about it, otherwise he will face the legal consequences.