In three segments of the same programme, Al-Ahad TV quoted Aqil al-Rudaini, identified in the evidence as spokesman for the Victory Coalition, saying the PMF leadership did not receive or pass on the precise information and that the warning about the aggression did not reach the units; that Fayyadh should be questioned over why he did not attend parliament, with "there may be other arrangements"; and that some leaders exploited the PMF for electoral purposes and its chairman should be exclusively military and stay out of politics. One on-screen line adds that the parliamentary investigation into whether the notification reached Fayyadh has not yet disclosed its results. The speaker's own affiliation is Victory Coalition, not AAH; what the evidence establishes is which channel gave the criticism its platform.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official19 Aug, 01:03
“The PMF leadership did not receive the precise information — Victory Coalition spokesman Aqil al-Rudaini: the warning about the aggression did not reach the units.”
رئاسة الحشد لم تصل المعلومة الدقيقة .. المتحدث باسم ائتلاف النصر عقيل الرديني: معلومة التحذير من العدوان لم تصل القطعات
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official19 Aug, 01:13
“Aqil al-Rudaini calls for Fayyadh to be questioned over the reason for his non-attendance at parliament: there may be other arrangements.”
عقيل الرديني يدعو لمساءلة الفياض عن سبب عدم حضوره بالبرلمان: قد تكون هناك ترتيبات أخرى
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official19 Aug, 01:14
“Some leaderships exploited the PMF for electoral matters — Aqil al-Rudaini: the head of the PMF Commission must be military only and stay away from politics.”
بعض القيادات استغلت الحشد لامور انتخابية.. عقيل الرديني: رئيس هيئة الحشد يجب ان يكون عسكريا فقط ويبتعد عن السياسة
The demand that the PMF chairmanship be "military only" is an argument about who holds the commission, made on the channel of a faction with its own parliamentary bloc, and the unresolved parliamentary inquiry into the warning notification gives it an institutional handle.