Urgent – Nijaifi: Maliki violates constitution by calling MPs not to attend parliament sessions

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi, assured that the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki violated the constitution by calling MPs not to attend the parliament sessions.

In a press conference held by him at the parliament attended by IraqiNews.com, he said “Maliki urged MPs not to attend the parliament sessions and he is careless regarding the dilemma that afflicted the Iraqis.”

“We wished Maliki to be more courageous by attending the parliament session to identify reasons behind the security deterioration,” he stressed.

Earlier, Maliki called political blocs not to attend the exceptional parliament session devoted for discussing the security deterioration, considering the session as sectarian and escalating in nature.