The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in Parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. It did not elaborate on why it was issuing the decision, local media reported.
Halbousi has been the highest Sunni official in Iraq. Under the country’s sectarian power-sharing system, the parliament speaker is always Sunni, the prime minister Shiite and the president Kurdish.
The court decision came against the backdrop of a dispute between Halbousi and Dulaimi, also Sunni.
MNA
Top Iraq court ends parliament speaker Halbousi’s tenure
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