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Majlis bloc seeks to impeach prez

 President Ahmadi-nejad and boot him out of office, but have been ordered to stop what they are doing by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenehi. In a document released Sunday and discussed in the Majlis Monday, four deputies laid out 14 charges of violations of the law they said warranted Ahmadinejad’s expulsion from office. Musa-Reza Servati, chairman of the Majlis Budget Committee, said 40 deputies had so far signed the impeachment motion and a total of 74 were required to bring the motion to the floor. But news reports said Khamenehi had ordered the motion quashed. The 14 charges of law violations cover ground that many deputies have long complained about. The basic allegation that Ahmadi-nejad just ignores the law and does as he pleases is not new. The charges include allegations that Ahmadi-nejad: • Has failed to implement 31 acts approved by the Majlis, effectively vetoing them although the Islamic Republic’s Constitution does not give a president any veto authority. Khamenehi has previously publicly said that Ahmadi-nejad must carry out laws passed by the Majlis and approved by the Council of Guardians. • Withdrew $590 million from the country’s Foreign Currency Reserve Fund without prior Majlis approval. That figure is much less than previous allegations, which have run into the billions of dollars. • Trading 76.5 million barrels of crude oil for gasoline imports in 2008 without Majlis approval and importing fuel worth about $9 billion since 2007 without appropriations. The Ahmadinejad Administration has argued that the Majlis approved gasoline imports and the government is just carrying that out. After the first year, the government just ceased asking the Majlis to approve funds each year for the purchases.

 

 

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