Debaathification, cabinet offices closed in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: The local government of Wassit province announced on Tuesday the cancellation of the two offices of the debaathification and the Council of Ministers in response to the decision of the federal government, a media source said. “Wassit province decided today to close the two offices of the debaathification authority and the Council of Ministers at the province’s divan,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The decision came after turning the debaathification panel into the accountability & justice panel, in addition to the decision to cancel the cabinet’s offices in all provinces,” he added. Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2