Urgent – Hakim dismisses Sileti from Citizen bloc within Basra PC

Basra (IraqiNews.com) The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, dismissed Sheikh, Ahmed a Sileti, from Citizen bloc within Basra Provincial Council on Thursday.

A statement by Hakim received by IraqiNews.com cited “We promised our people in Iraq to follow up their issues and to preserve their interests above all considerations.”

“Citizen bloc formed the bloc of Basra First by allaying with a number of other blocs to coordinate the efforts to launch a new stage for Basra and its citizens,” Hakim added.

“We approved Sileti’s membership in Citizen bloc as he confirmed his loyalty to the general project of the bloc that is intended to build the province,” Hakim continued, noting that “In practice, Sileti preferred his personal interests and violated the decisions of the bloc many times.”

“For these reasons, we are obliged to announce dismissing Sileti from Citizen bloc and we urge all other political blocs as well as media institutions to deal with him as a figure who has no relation with Citizen bloc,” he concluded.