Federal Supreme Court Rulings filled with hate and resentment, says Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party head
Mr. Mahmoud highlighted that such decisions by the Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court amount to the suffocation of the democratic process in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region as well as draining the economic sources of the general public.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Mohammed Haji Mahmoud the head of Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party stated that the Federal Supreme Court rulings are filled with hate and resentment and the ultimate goal is to reduce the jurisdiction of Kurdistan Region and suffocation of democratic process.
Regarding the decision of Iraq's Federal Supreme Court, Mr. Mahmoud told Kurdistan 24, “looking back at previous decisions made by the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, and in particular the one that was made yesterday, we can only see hatred and grudge toward the people of Kurdistan Region. In turn, we must not withstand such decisions in Kurdistan Region.”
Mr. Mahmoud highlighted that such decisions by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court amount to the suffocation of the democratic process in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region as well as draining the economic sources of the general public.”
“If such a decision is accepted by the Kurds, then without a doubt we have dug our own graves,” he added.
A political analyst had explained to Kurdistan 24 that the Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has replaced all the authorities in Iraq and has total hegemony over Iraqi institutions.
“The Court’s decisions have pushed the political process in Iraq back to its beginnings. There is indeed a potential for instability in Iraq, as a result,” he added.
In its 12th session about the filed complaints over the parliamentary elections in Kurdistan Region by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), on Wednesday the Iraq’s Supreme Court ratified the decision to remove the quota seats of ethnic and religious components of the Kurdistan Region parliament and as a result reducing the total parliamentary seats from 111 to 100.