Abd al-Nasir al-Janabi
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Abdul Nasir Karim Yusuf al-Janabi is an Iraq
i politician and a former member
of the Iraqi Council of Representatives for the Sunni Arab
-led Iraqi Accord Front
.
A Salafist, he was appointed in 2005 to the committee
which drafted the constitution of Iraq
. Following the drafting, he called for the Arab League
and United Nations
to intervene to prevent it being passed into law.
He was elected in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005 as one of the Front's 44 MPs, from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council
party.
In October 2006 a woman was killed when mortar rounds hit his house in Mussayab, Babil Governorate.
In March 2007 the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council requested that the Council of Representatives lift his parliamentary immunity to face charges of kidnappings and terrorism. This followed an exchange in Parliament the previous month with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
, who said he was involved in the kidnapping and murder of 150 Shiites near Hilla in Anbar
province.
In July 2007 Janabi announced he was resigning from the Front and parliament and "joining the armed resistance". The Front and INDC responded by saying that they had expelling him, describing him as a "troublemaker".
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i politician and a former member
Members of the 1st Iraqi Council of Representatives
The members of the first Iraqi Council of Representatives were elected in December 2005 under the newly-adopted constitution.The main functions of the Council were to:...
of the Iraqi Council of Representatives for the Sunni Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
-led Iraqi Accord Front
Iraqi Accord Front
The Iraqi Accord Front or Iraqi Accordance Front also known as Tawafuq is an Iraqi Sunni-Islamist political coalition created on October 26, 2005 by the Iraqi Islamic Party to contest the December 2005 general election...
.
A Salafist, he was appointed in 2005 to the committee
Members of the Iraqi Constitution Drafting Committee
The members of the Iraqi Constitution Drafting Committee were appointed by the Iraqi Transitional Government on 12 May 2005 to draft a new constitution for Iraq.The breakdown of members by political affiliation was:* United Iraqi Alliance - 28...
which drafted the constitution of Iraq
Constitution of Iraq
The Constitution of Iraq is Iraq's fundamental law.-History:Iraq's first constitution, which established a constitutional monarchy, entered into force under the auspices of a British military occupation in 1925 and remained in effect until the 1958 revolution established a republic...
. Following the drafting, he called for the Arab League
Arab League
The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
to intervene to prevent it being passed into law.
He was elected in the Iraqi legislative election of December 2005 as one of the Front's 44 MPs, from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council
Iraqi National Dialogue Council
The Iraqi National Dialogue Council is a Sunni Islamist political party initially established as an umbrella organization of approximately ten smaller Sunni parties to take part in the 2005 Iraqi Constitution drafting process. The party was founded by Saleh al-Mutlaq and Khalaf al-Ulayyan...
party.
In October 2006 a woman was killed when mortar rounds hit his house in Mussayab, Babil Governorate.
In March 2007 the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council requested that the Council of Representatives lift his parliamentary immunity to face charges of kidnappings and terrorism. This followed an exchange in Parliament the previous month with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
, who said he was involved in the kidnapping and murder of 150 Shiites near Hilla in Anbar
Anbar
Anbar was a town in Iraq, at lat. 33 deg. 22' N., long. 43 deg. 49' E, on the east bank of the Euphrates, just south of the Nahr 'Isa, or Sakhlawieh canal, the northernmost of the canals connecting that river with the Tigris.-History:...
province.
In July 2007 Janabi announced he was resigning from the Front and parliament and "joining the armed resistance". The Front and INDC responded by saying that they had expelling him, describing him as a "troublemaker".
