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In the name of of Allah the Merciful
Once again the supreme religious authority explains its position on the current protests calling for reform, among other things:
First: Supporting the protests and affirming their commitment to their peacefulness and free from any form of violence, condemning the attack on peaceful demonstrators by killing, wounding, kidnapping, intimidation or otherwise, as well as condemning the attack on security forces, government installations and private property. Anyone involved in any of these acts – which are forbidden by law and in violation of the law – must be prosecuted and held accountable in accordance with judicial procedures.
Second: The government derives its legitimacy – in non-authoritarian regimes and the like – from the people, and there is no one to grant it legitimacy, and the will of the people is the result of the secret ballot if it is conducted fairly and impartially. The election restores citizens’ confidence in the electoral process and does not take sides in political parties and currents. Passing a law that does not give such an opportunity to voters would be unacceptable and useless. A new law must also be passed for the commission, which is entrusted with overseeing the conduct of elections, so as to document its impartiality, professionalism, credibility and popular acceptance.
Third: Although not long after the beginning of the popular protests calling for reform, and the blood of the hundreds of martyrs and thousands of wounded and injured in this honorable way, the demands of the protesters have not been fulfilled to date. In the field of pursuing the corrupt senior and recovering the looted money from them and the abolition of unfair privileges granted to certain groups at the expense of the rest of the people and away from quotas and patronage in taking special grades and so on, which raises doubts on the ability or seriousness of the ruling political forces in the implementation of the demands of the demonstrators Even to a minimum, it is not in the interest of building trust by achieving some real reform on their hands.
Fourth: The citizens did not go out to the demonstrations calling for reform in this unprecedented way and did not continue throughout this period with all the heavy price and sacrifices that it required, but because they did not find any other way to get rid of the worsening corruption day after day, and the rampant destruction at all levels, With the agreement of the ruling powers – from various components – to make the homelands shared between each other and tolerate some of the corruption of others, until it reached unbearable limits, and it became impossible for a large proportion of citizens to obtain the minimum requirements of decent living despite the country’s financial resources.
If those in power believe that they can evade the benefits of real reform by procrastination and procrastination, they are illusory. After these protests will not be the same as before, let them be aware.
(V): The battle of reform waged by the Iraqi people is a national battle alone, and Iraqis bear the heavy burden, and may not be allowed to intervene in any external party in any direction, although the corresponding external interventions portend great risks, turning the country into An arena for conflict and settling scores between international and regional powers in which the biggest loser is the people.
