Muqtada al-Sadr Attacks Iraq's Integrity Committee
The Iraqi Commission of Integrity has become the latest target in Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s campaign against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in a dispute that began in 2008, writes Ali Abel Sadah.
The movement of Iraqi religious figure Muqtada al-Sadr has launched a fierce campaign against the Commission of Integrity, accusing it of covering up for corrupt officials.
Key members of the movement have called for the interrogation of Alaa al-Saadi, the head of the commission, who has close ties to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Islamic Dawa party.
Hakem al-Zamli, a Shiite MP in Sadr’s parliamentary coalition, said in an interview with Al-Monitor that “Saadi must be interrogated for covering up corruption in the Iraqi Ministry of Health.”
The efforts exerted against the commission are a continuation of the movement’s campaign to target Maliki. This time, however, the attempt is to free the commission from the grasp of Maliki, who is accused of constraining its abilities in his favor.
