Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) posted at 07:03 GMT on 23 August a civil examiner's allegation that Abdul Amir al-Shammari appointed staff on contract despite the law barring appointment by contract or to the permanent establishment. Twenty-eight minutes later Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) went live from Baghdad, its correspondent reporting that contract-employee demonstrators demanding conversion to permanent status had threatened escalation if the relevant authorities did not meet their demands. Both channels are working the same hiring question from different ends; no ministry response appears in the collected window.
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official23 Aug, 10:03
“A civil examiner reveals what was concealed: "Abdul Amir al-Shammari appointed people on contract… and the law prohibited appointment by contract or to the permanent establishment."”
فاحص مدني يكشف المستور: "عبد الأمير الشمري عيّن عقود.. والقانون منع التعيين بعقود أو ملاك"
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official23 Aug, 10:31
“Al-Ittijah correspondent: the contract-holder demonstrators threatened escalation if the relevant authorities do not respond to their demands… Al-Ittijah is following the contract employees' demonstrations demanding conversion to the permanent establishment.”
مراسل (الاتجاه): المتظاهرون من أصحاب العقود هددوا بالتصعيد في حال عدم الاستجابة لمطالبهم من قبل الجهات المعنية… الاتجاه تواكب تظاهرات موظفي العقود للمطالبة بالتثبيت على الملاك
Public-sector hiring and the legality of contract appointments are the currency of state placement, and two faction broadcasters treating the interior minister's hiring record as a live grievance puts a senior security post under pressure through media rather than through the ministry.