Sadr’s Supporters Launch Sit-in Outside Iraq’s Top Judicial Body
News - Middle East: Supporters of prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have launched a sit-in outside the country’s highest judicial body, weeks after they breached Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" and occupied the legislature.
Several hundred supporters of the cleric gathered in front of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in the capital Baghdad on Tuesday, reiterating their calls for the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament and holding early elections, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
Images released by Sadr’s movement showed people setting up tents outside the gates of SJC’s headquarters, as they carried placards demanding the non-politicization of the judiciary and ending corruption.
The latest development comes as the top judicial body has said it lacks sufficient authority to dissolve the country's parliament, urging all parties to refrain from getting the judiciary involved in political rivalries.
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