On 12 September, Sadiqoun general-body member Hakim Atiya al-Muhammadawi said PMF headquarters had not been warned before attacks and noted AAH secretary-general Qais al-Khazali’s respect for PMF chairman Faleh al-Fayyad. Later, Sadiqoun member Ahmed Adnan alleged that the law was withdrawn over provisions applying Faleh al-Fayyad’s age, while political researcher Abbas Ghadeer called for the PMF chairman to leave politics and alleged electoral exploitation of security institutions. Ahmed Adnan also said the law was “90 percent settled,” that Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi had adopted it before the State Administration Coalition and that political forces largely supported finalising it.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official12 Sept, 20:47
“There was major negligence by the PMF Commission leadership in failing to notify PMF headquarters before attacks occurred against them... Sheikh Qais al-Khazali has affirmed on more than one occasion his respect for Faleh al-Fayyad.”
هناك تقصير كبير من رئاسة هيئة الحشد الشعبي في عدم تبليغ مقرات الحشد قبل وقوع العدوان عليها... سماحة الشيخ الخزعلي أكد في أكثر من موقف احترامه لشخصية فالح الفياض
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official12 Sept, 22:55
“The notification issue was not taken seriously, as though PMF blood were cheap... the prime minister notified the leaders of the attack on more than one occasion... there is clear exploitation of the security services in elections.”
قضية التبليغ لم تؤخذ بجدية وكان دماء الحشد رخيصة... رئيس الوزراء ابلغ القيادات بالعدوان في اكثر من مناسبة... هناك استغلال واضح للاجهزة الامنية في الانتخابات
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official12 Sept, 22:55
“Electoral exploitation of the PMF is clear... if we want to preserve the PMF, the commission chairman must stay away from politics... the Coordination Framework agreed to enact the PMF law in al-Zaidi’s presence.”
استغلال الحشد الشعبي انتخابيا واضح... اذا اردنا الحفاظ على الحشد فيجب ان يبتعد رئيس الهيئة عن السياسة... الاطار اتفق على تشريع قانون الحشد بحضور الزيدي