Haider al-Abadi’s comments come as thousands of demonstrators remain in the green zone demanding political reformThe Iraqi prime minister,Haider al-Abadi, has ordered authorities to arrest and prosecute the protesters who attacked security forces and legislators and damaged state property after breaking into Baghdad’s heavily fortified green zone to protest delays in reform plans.
Abadi’s statement came a day after hundreds of mad followers of the influential Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr tore down blast walls and poured into the parliament building, or exacerbating a long-simmering political crisis. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com