Allawi: Personal Status Law Amendments Are Unacceptable and Reinforce Sectarianism
Allawi: Personal Status Law Amendments Are Unacceptable and Reinforce Sectarianism
2024-08-24 04:47
This came during his meeting in his office with a delegation of members of the 188 Alliance, according to a statement issued by Allawi’s media office.
The statement said that during the meeting, there was detailed discussion about the proposal to amend the Personal Status Law and its repercussions, where Allawi said that these amendments are unacceptable and raise many questions.
He added that the situation in the country requires proceeding with the legislation or amendment of basic laws for the individual and society that address many issues such as poverty and unemployment, and not amending a law in a way that threatens the unity of Iraqi society, exacerbates divisions, and reinforces sectarianism and denominationalism.
Allawi also called on the national political forces to overcome secondary differences and focus on the essential issues that affect the lives of the Iraqi citizen.
He stressed that being preoccupied with issues that cause divisions does not serve the interests of Iraq and its people.
The amendment to the Personal Status Law sparked widespread controversy within Iraqi society, between those who opposed and supported it, so the Iraqi government decided to discuss all the comments raised about it through the “Supreme Council for Women’s Affairs.”
Opponents say that amending the law allows the marriage of minors and deprives the wife of the rights of alimony and custody, in addition to adopting the religious texts of each sect and denomination in Iraq as a reference for rulings instead of the laws in force.
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