Abbas al—Bayati from the State of Law coalition and Hakim al—Zamili from the Sadrist coalition say lawmakers approved the controversial settlement on Saturday.
Two Iraqi lawmakers say parliament has approved a $400 million settlement to Americans who claim they were abused by Saddam Hussein.
Abbas al—Bayati from the State of Law coalition and Hakim al—Zamili from the Sadrist coalition say lawmakers approved the controversial settlement on Saturday.
Prime Minister Nouri al—Maliki’s Cabinet approved the compensation plan in September after Baghdad and Washington reached an agreement to end years of legal battles by U.S. citizens who claim to have been tortured or traumatized during Saddam’s 1990 invasion of neighbouring Kuwait.
But many Iraqis consider themselves victims of both Saddam’s regime and the 2003 U.S.—led invasion and wonder why they should pay money for wrongs committed by the ousted dictator.
source-The Hindu and PTI
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