Iraqi MP Rebwar Hadi accused Finance Minister Taif Sami of violating the Charter by way of halting Kurdistan Area salaries, urging PM Sudani to intrude. Mentioning courtroom rulings, he warned the transfer is unlawful and harms 1000’s, tough rapid reinstatement ahead of Eid.
Through Kamaran Aziz
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – In a dramatic escalation of the wage disaster affecting the Kurdistan Area, the Head of the Criminal Committee within the Iraqi Parliament has accused Federal Finance Minister Taif Sami of committing a constitutional violation and a punishable legal offense by way of halting the salaries of Kurdistan Area workers. He advised Top Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to intrude instantly to finish what he described as a blatant injustice.
In a strongly-worded authentic memorandum dated Monday, June 2, 2025, and addressed to Top Minister al-Sudani, MP Rebwar Hadi denounced the Federal Finance Ministry’s choice to withhold salaries as unconstitutional and in defiance of binding judicial rulings. Hadi warned that such movements undermine the rule of thumb of legislation and without delay hurt 1000’s of Kurdish households.
Mentioning Article (61/2nd) of the Iraqi Charter and Article (15) of Legislation No. (13) of 2018 governing parliamentary behavior, the memorandum referred explicitly to the Ministry of Finance’s letter No. (14502), dated Might 28, 2025. That letter, Hadi famous, unlawfully left out the Federal Perfect Courtroom’s Choice No. (224 Unified 269/Federal/2023), which promises the disbursement of salaries to the Kurdistan Area’s public servants.
“Salaries are individual rights protected by the Constitution and Iraq’s civil service laws. Under no circumstances may they be suspended,” Hadi wrote.
A replica of the Memorandum from the Head of the Criminal Committee within the Iraqi Parliament to Iraqi PM al-Sudani. (Picture: Kurdistan24)
The memorandum went on to reveal what it described as a planned criminal misinterpretation by way of the Finance Ministry. Consistent with Hadi, the Ministry depended on Federal Perfect Courtroom Ruling No. (4/Federal/2025/303) to justify postponing wage bills whilst sidestepping Ruling No. (224), thus growing what he known as a fabricated criminal foundation for its movements.
In regards to the wage fee mechanism, Hadi famous that the Federal Courtroom, in its correspondence No. (1405) dated July 3, 2024, had already clarified that salaries will also be paid in the course of the “Tawteen” (wage domiciliation) gadget, enabling workers to make a choice authorized banks regulated by way of the Central Financial institution, in keeping with practices throughout different Iraqi establishments.
Crucially, Hadi reminded the Top Minister that the Finance Ministry, as an govt entity, lacks the criminal authority to unilaterally droop salaries. “No institution in Iraq, including the Ministry of Finance, has the legal mandate to obstruct the enforcement of laws and judicial rulings,” he mentioned, caution that such obstruction constitutes a criminal offense below Article (329) of Penal Code No. (111) of 1969.
He advised Top Minister al-Sudani to take decisive motion: “This injustice must be halted. The matter should not be politicized. These are the livelihoods of innocent citizens, and the government must act to protect them.”
The debate intensified ultimate week when Finance Minister Taif Sami knowledgeable the Kurdistan Regional Govt (KRG) that wage transfers can be suspended because of finances constraints. Mentioning non-compliance by way of the KRG in handing over 19.2 trillion dinars price of oil and non-oil revenues to the federal treasury, the Ministry claimed its choice was once consistent with the Federal Courtroom’s rulings and the 2024 finances legislation.
Then again, criminal professionals and Kurdish officers argue that the suspension violates each prior courtroom choices and the constitutional concept of monetary entitlement for public workers.
As tensions upward thrust, power is mounting on Baghdad to unravel the impasse forward of the Eid al-Adha vacation, with calls intensifying for the instant reinstatement of wage bills to Kurdistan Area workers.
