Al-Mandlawi: The Property Restitution Law has done justice to a large segment of Iraqis
A statement from Al-Mandlawi's office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Mohsen Al-Mandlawi, received a number of sheikhs and dignitaries of Khanaqin District in Diyala Governorate, to learn about the conditions of the people of the district, and listen to their needs and concerns in order to overcome them with the concerned authorities."
The statement added that "during the meeting, Al-Mandlawi was honored by the sheikhs and dignitaries of Khanaqin, in appreciation of his role in approving the law to return state properties to their owners covered by some decisions of the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council."
Al-Mandlawi stressed, according to the statement, that "the Council of Representatives was keen to legislate the law to do justice to a large segment of the Iraqi people, and that it will follow up with the concerned authorities to implement the paragraphs related to restoring the rights that the former regime had taken away as a result of its arbitrary decisions to their rightful owners."
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