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Radio Free Iraq Talks To Ousted Baghdad Mayor

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Breaking News, Elections, War

Now there are reports that the men accompanying the “new” mayor actually did attack and beat employees on their way to the mayor’s office, who happened to be away at the time.

From the transcript:

RFI: Baghdad Mayor Ala’ al-Tamimi has confirmed the news reported in the media on what he called “the occupation of Baghdad mayoral headquarters by Baghdad Governor Husayn al-Tahhan, [Baghdad] Governorate Council Chairman Mazin Makkiya, and a number of armed men.” They attacked and beat a number of administrative employees at Baghdad Municipality, al-Tamimi says.

Al-Tamimi: Baghdad Governor Husayn al-Tahhan entered the municipality, accompanied by [Baghdad] Governorate Council President Mazin Makkiya and some 120 armed men. He summoned an assembly in my office where he announced that he was now assuming the post of acting mayor and that he is now expecting to receive orders. He was asked who had entitled him with this action as mayor is subordinate to the Council of Ministers. He replied [to the person who asked], “I am not receiving orders from you.” Then he started, supported by the armed men, to arrest some administrative employees and beat some of them. I have no militia that would guard me. Thank God, I was not present in the office when it was stormed. Now it is he [al-Tahhan] who has abused the responsibilities of his office.

By the way, he has already resigned.

Read about that and more concerning the ousted Baghdad mayor if you are so inclined.

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