Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament.
Three anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament.
The formal resignation came after an emergency Cabinet session earlier in which ministers approved the document and the resignation of key staffers, including Abdul-Mahdi’s chief of staff.At least 400 people have died since a leaderless uprising shook Iraq with thousands of Iraqis taking to the streets in Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite southern Iraq decrying corruption, poor services, lack of jobs and calling for an end to the post-2003 political system.
In Baghdad, at least 11 protesters were wounded near the strategic Ahrar Bridge when security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to prevent demonstrators from removing barricades. The protesters are occupying part of three strategic bridges — Ahrar, Sinak and Jumhuriya — in a stand-off with security forces. All three lead to the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government.
“There is a black hole in the constitution; it says nothing about resignation,” said lawmaker Mohamed al-Daraji. “Now we are back to the question of who is the largest bloc that can name the next prime minister,” said one official close to the State of Law party, led by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. “If they don’t come to an agreement before the 30-day deadline, then we might have to go to the supreme court.”
“The perspective I received from the chief of the federal supreme court is that the resignation should be submitted to those who voted the government in,” he said.
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