Member of the Legal Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Raed Al-Maliki, revealed on Monday the latest developments in the path of the general amnesty bill in the Council, pointing out the possibility of presenting it for a second reading in tomorrow’s session, Tuesday.
Al-Maliki told Shafaq News Agency, “The Legal Committee discussed the draft amendment to the General Amnesty Law, and will write its report on the law for the purpose of including it for the second reading on the Council’s agenda.”
He added that “the second reading of the general amnesty law may be included on the agenda of tomorrow’s session, Tuesday, or another session in the coming days,” explaining that “the second reading includes receiving comments and suggestions from members of the House of Representatives, after which they will be discussed in the Legal Committee before voting on the law.”
Since the formation of the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the general amnesty law has faced an uncertain fate despite the existence of a political agreement to legislate it. However, observers have indicated the existence of a political will, especially from the Coordination Framework, to obstruct the law and not to adhere to the promises previously given to other parties (the Sunnis) to ensure their participation in the new government .
The general amnesty law is one of the most prominent demands of the Sunni blocs, which stipulated its approval during the negotiations to form the state administration, which included the Shiite Coordination Framework and the Kurdish and Sunni blocs, which resulted in the formation of the new government headed by Muhammad Shia al-Sudani .
The government program, according to Sunni MPs, includes issuing a general amnesty law, security checks in their governorates, and cancelling or suspending the work of bodies that were a source of concern and crisis for them
