Parl. votes on civil service council law

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday voted on the law on the civil service council, according to a parliamentarian from the Fadhila Party. “Today’s session was presided over by First Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khaled Atiya,” Mohammed al-Khazaali told IraqiNews.com news agency. The law is the first to be voted on in Parliament since former speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani’s resignation in December 2008. Mashhadani stepped down as Parliament speaker following a heated argument with members of parliamentary committees, during which he allegedly used “offensive” language that prompted many parliamentarians to call for his resignation. SS (P) 1