Iraqi MP to sue Kurdistan govt. over oil exports to Turkey

[alan131210]

14/07/2012 13:00
 
ERBIL, July 14 (AKnews)- An MP from the National Alliance (NA) will file a lawsuit at the Federal Court against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over Kurdistan's crude oil exports to Turkey, Iraqi news network said.

The charge against KRG is "violating the constitution by exporting oil to Turkey", said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

He added attached to the lawsuit will be necessary documents over "oil smuggling" as well as a copy of the deal between Erbil and Ankara for Kurdistan oil exports.

The source said the attachment will also include photos of tankers "smuggling Kurdistan oil" to Turkey.
 
Yesterday Taner Yeldiz, Turkish energy minister, said Ankara has began importing Kurdistan oil and daily up to 10 tankers cross the border into Turkey and their number will be increased to up to 200 tankers in future.

He added his country is discussing with KRG importing natural gas from Kurdistan.

Baghdad officials aspire for a centralized control over Iraqi oil while KRG deems by virtue of the constitution the regions have the right to invest in their oil fields independently from Baghdad.
 
Thus, Baghdad labels KRG's oil contracts "illegal." The disagreement has also generated charges of oil smuggling to the countries in the region which are frequently exchanged between Baghdad and Erbil.
 
By Mohammed Abdul-Rahamn
LL/AKnews

[alan131210]

yes please let's go to court , we are using 2007 Kurdistan oil and gas law which the constitution allows while milky government uses saddam era oil and gas law, the "Ba'ath oil and gas law" which is illegal while Kurdistan law is allowed as per the constitution and should have been pasted in a new law which will give kurdistan the power it has at the moment anyway but no they want to continue saddam oil policy which is 0 oil developments in and authority for kurdistan , i dont think so kurdistan is not the same kurdistan it was 10 years ago even, so let's go to court and see who wins

[Rando]

im getting so sick of iraqs ironic thinking. how many times have they violated the consitution? 1000+ times since monday this week.
and as kak alan said,we are using the NEW consitution!

[burnsss]

You guys must understand that arabs have imeperialistics ambitions. They dont understand democracy nor federalism. Their sole goal is to arabize minorities and rule the country centrally. Iraq is no different so our only chance of real freedom is independence. We tried autonomy and failed since arabs mentality cant comprehend power division and understand only dictatorship like all their 22 countries.