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| Iraq |
| De-Baathification law 'unconstitutional', sez someone |
| 2007-11-16 |
| On Friday, the chairman of a key committee in Iraq's parliament said a draft law that would allow former Saddam followers to hold government jobs is unconstitutional. The new law was submitted to parliament this week. If approved, it would relax curbs on former Baath Party members—a key demand of the U.S. and Sunni Arabs. But the head of parliament's "de-Baathification Committee," Falah Hassan Shanshal, said Friday that language in the draft law violates the constitution. Among other things, Shanshal said the law might open government jobs to low-ranking Baath members who had still committed crimes and would trigger a backlash among Iraqis—especially Shiites. |
| Posted by:Steve White |