On 28 October, former MP Kazim al-Touki told المعلومة that political disagreements were keeping the PMF bill inside government and that the retirement-age provision affecting the PMF Authority’s head was the principal obstacle. He also alleged that political actors were using the issue as leverage or seeking exemptions.
- المعلومة28 Oct, 22:17
“Former MP Kazim al-Touki disclosed on Wednesday the reasons for obstructing the PMF law and keeping it confined to government drawers, asserting that the retirement age affecting the head of the PMF Authority represents the principal stumbling block to its passage, amid attempts by political actors to use this issue as leverage or to demand particular exemptions.”
كشف النائب السابق كاظم الطوكي، الأربعاء، أسباب تعطيل قانون الحشد الشعبي وبقائه حبيس أدراج الحكومة، مؤكداً أن السن التقاعدي الذي يمس رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي، يمثل حجر العثرة الأساسي في تمريره، وسط محاولات من جهات سياسية لاستغلال هذا الملف ورقة ضغط أو للمطالبة باستثناءات معينة.