Iraqi Parliament lifts diplomatic immunity against Jubouri
Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – Iraqi parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of lifting diplomatic immunity of President Saleem al-Jubouri on the backdrops of accusations made by Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi.
Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri submitted a request to the members of parliament in order to lift his diplomatic immunity, attributing this to the completion of judicial investigations into the accusations made against him by Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi during the last interrogation session earlier this month.
In total 237 members voted to lift dilomatic immunity for Juburi and two others MPs, Mohammed al-Karbouli and Taleb al-Maamari, a parliamentary official said.