Shafaq News- Diyala
Wounded Iraqi security personnel protested on Mondayoutside the Baqubah Municipality Directorate in eastern Iraq’s Diyala province,demanding the distribution of residential plots allocated to them.
Khalil Al-Shammari, a representative of theprotesters, told Shafaq News that the demonstration aims to pressureauthorities to distribute plots designated for injured personnel in the NahrAl-Sheikh area. “They have organized more than one protest to demand their entitlements,but the relevant authorities have not responded.”
The latest protest, according to Al-Shammari, wasprompted by reports that the Diyala Provincial Council had formed a committeeto review distribution records, despite the issue falling under thejurisdiction of the municipality and local government. He warned thatprotesters fear possible manipulation of the process through the inclusion ofineligible beneficiaries and oppose any changes to the existing records.
“The wounded plan to meet local authorities to seek asolution, and further demonstrations will follow if their demands remain unmet.”
Earlier this month, wounded Iraqi army veterans stageda similar protest outside the Mosul Municipality building in Nineveh province,demanding residential plots allocated to them years ago.
Iraq's government has long committed to providingresidential land plots to wounded military and police personnel as part of abroader security forces entitlement framework, with allocations processedthrough the Ministry of Defense, the Army Chief of Staff, and local provinceauthorities. The National Intelligence Service has recently distributedmore than 700 residential plots to its personnel in Baghdad under the fourthphase of the government program.
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