Aswat al-Iraq: Top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani called Thursday for ridding state institutions of corrupt officials and bringing them to justice.
Sistani made this call during a meeting with Baghdad Governor Salah Abdulrazzaq, whom he received at his office in the holy Shiite city of Najaf. "I updated the Grand Ayatollah on the achievements of the new administration in Baghdad," Abdulrazzaq said in a press conference after the meeting. "I also explained to him the plans we have to eliminate corruption and red tape," he said.
The Baghdad governor pointed out that Sistani stressed the necessity of social coherence and national unity.
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