SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Supporters of the Hashid al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance protested near heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Monday, according to Iraqi media, as the federal court is expected to decide on the October parliamentary election.
The protesters set fire to tyres near Baghdad’s Green Zone, which hosts government’s buildings and foreign diplomatic missions.
Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces closed Green Zone’s gates, Jumhuriyah bridge and the road leading to Baghdad airport, according to Shafaq News.
Special Division units have also imposed “strict security measures” inside the Green Zone since Sunday night, Shafaq reported.
The Federal Supreme Court is scheduled to decide on a case filed by Fateh Alliance contesting its defeat in the October 10 parliamentary election.
Hashid al-Shaabi leaders have rejected the results as a “fraud”.
Lawyer for the plaintiffs told AFP earlier this month that the aim of the Hashid’s appeal was to “have the results annulled” due to “serious violations”.
According to the alliance, the electronic voting system had failed to recognize the finger print identification of many voters.
The federal court, started to rule on the case on December 13, has adjourned it in the past weeks.
U.N. special representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has noted that “so far and as stated by the Iraqi judiciary, there is no evidence of systemic fraud”.
