On 27 October, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated/aligned media) reported that commander-in-chief’s office director Lieutenant General Abdul Amir al-Shammari had annulled an interior minister’s order on officer promotions, then relayed the office’s statement that its rules and the Interior Ministry’s did not conflict. Earlier, شفق نيوز reported obtaining two official documents showing that security-wide guidelines reversed Interior Minister Yasser Sukhail al-Maliki’s 20 October order allowing eligible lieutenant colonels to become colonels without holding a specified post.
- شفق نيوز27 Oct, 14:53
“On October 20, Interior Minister Yasser Sukhail al-Maliki ordered that lieutenant colonels be promoted to colonel once they meet the legal requirements, without having to hold a specific post.”
On October 20, Interior Minister Yasser Sukhail al-Maliki ordered that lieutenant colonels be promoted to colonel once they meet the legal requirements, without having to hold a specific post.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media27 Oct, 18:56
“With documents: Commander-in-chief’s office director Lieutenant General Abdul Amir al-Shammari annuls the interior minister’s order concerning officer promotions.”
بالوثائق .. مدير مكتب القائد العام الفريق عبد الامير الشمري يلغي امر وزير الداخلية بما يخص ترقية الضباط
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media27 Oct, 19:11
“The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces: There are no conflicts between the officer-promotion regulations issued by the office and the Ministry of Interior.”
مكتب القائد العام للقوات المسلحة: لا خلافات بين ضوابط ترقية الضباط الصادرة عن المكتب ووزارة الداخلية