Al-Sumariya TV reported on January 27 that the political factions in parliament of Iraq held Maliki responsible for killing demonstrators in Fallujah. Fallah Zaidan, parliamentarian from al-Iraqiya slate said: the responsibility for what has happened lies with Nuri Maliki as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
Mahma Khalil, parliamentarian from the Kurdish coalition stated: Iraq’s constitution forbids using the armed forces against the people.