Sunni Arabs end boycott of constitutional commission

  • 12/15/2022
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Baghdad, July 25, SPA -- Sunni Arab members of a committeewriting Iraq's new constitution ended their boycott Monday,the secretary of the committee chairman said. The 12 Sunnis joined the committee meeting which beganbehind closed doors Monday morning, according to BaqirHammoudi, secretary of the committee, Humam Hammoudi. The Sunnis announced they were suspending participation inthe committee to protest last Tuesday's assassination oftwo Sunnis involved in drafting the charter, which must beapproved by parliament Aug. 15 and submitted to the votersin an October referendum, according to a report of The Associated Press.--SPA1043 Local Time 0743 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/278977

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