Region’s request to be sent to Cabinet – Election Commission

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The chairman of the Higher Electoral Commission declared that any requests to form a region should be submitted to the Cabinet, underlining that some media organs are reporting inaccurate information with regards to this matter. Faraj al-Haidari told IraqiNews.com that some news agencies inaccurately reported statements attributed to Commission officials. Earlier, Premier Nouri al-Maliki stressed that Salah al-Din does not have the right to declare itself a region. RM (TP)/SR 54