A leader in the Progress Party: Halbousi is now able to return to the presidency of Parliament.
A leader in the Progress Party: Halbousi is now able to return to the presidency of Parliament.
2025-04-27 11:47
Shafaq News/ The Progress Party confirmed on Sunday that its leader, Mohammed al-Halbousi, can now return to the presidency of the Iraqi parliament, following the court’s decision to acquit him of all previous charges against him.
Party leader Ammar al-Jumaili told Shafaq News Agency, “The Iraqi judiciary’s decision to acquit al-Halbousi of all charges against him now legally grants him the right to return to the presidency of the parliament. However, the final decision on this matter has not yet been made and is subject to al-Halbousi’s will.”
Al-Jumaili added that “Halbousi, after being acquitted, will be the No. 1 candidate for the Progress Bloc in the capital, Baghdad, in the upcoming elections,” stressing that “the position of Speaker of Parliament will be decided in his favor in the next parliamentary session.”
Earlier, the Progress Party announced that the Iraqi judiciary had acquitted party leader Mohammed al-Halbousi of all charges previously brought against him.
The party’s media office stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that “the Iraqi judiciary acquitted the head of the Progress Party, Mohammed al-Halbousi, of the charges previously brought against him.”
The office added, “The competent courts issued decisions dismissing the complaints, dropping the charges, and closing the investigation into Halbousi. These decisions were ratified by the Federal Court of Cassation and became final.”
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