Alsumaria, July 25, 2011 – Iraq’s Parliament Human Rights committee affirmed on Sunday that the Spanish Court’s decision to summon Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki regarding the incidents of Ashraf Camp will reflect negatively on the political process.

Ashraf Camp incident is a clear violation to international agreements, the committee argued stressing the importance to implement international resolutions and laws regardless of their repercussions.

In a press statement on Monday, human rights committee spokesman in Parliament Haidar Al Mulla affirmed that Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki is reproached mainly for his failure to recognize the identity of the Iraqi State.

Based on which, no agendas were set to regulate external policy and relations objectively which rely most importantly on respecting international agreements and conventions, Al Mulla said.

The massacre of Ashraf Camp on April 8, 2011, is regarded as a clear violation to the conventions of human rights and refugees rights authenticated by most world countries. This has pushed the international tribunals to probe this issue and summon Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki in his quality of armed forces general commander in addition to certain military chiefs, Al Mulla added.

“This fact has a negative impact on the political process. It does not only bear personal repercussions on Al Maliki’s party”, the human rights committee spokesman noted.

Al Mulla urged political parties to consider the impact of rulings against influential figures in the country and repercussions thereof on Iraq’s reputation in the world.

He hoped to implement international resolutions and laws regardless of their repercussions and called on the government to avert actions such as Ashraf Camp incident.

A Spanish court ordered last week to summon Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki and three security chiefs on account of Ashraf Camp incidents.
State of Law member Mohammed Al Ukaili stated on Saturday that the court’s order targets all Iraqi components stressing that this issue is internal and should not be subject to any interference.

Al Ukaili called on all political parties to unify their stand against these repercussions.
State of Law MP Ali Al Shallah for his part affirmed on Saturday that the People Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI) are trying to use their relations with European countries against Iraq in order to settle their battle with the Iranian government inside Iraq.
Al Shallah said the attempt of PMOI to summon Al Maliki through Spanish judiciary is a failed attempt and asked the People Mujaheddin of Iran to abide by Iraqi courts.