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'Article 140 roadmap to solve problems of disputed territories'.


The head of the high committee for the implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution, Raid Fahmi, said: "Article 140 is the roadmap to solving the problems of Kirkuk and the other disputed territories in Iraq."

The Iraqi official told the Kurdish daily Kurdistani Nwe that Article 140 is internationally recognized and it is strange that some parties are avoiding it.

"At the end, the original population of Kirkuk decides their future through a free referendum referendum, referral of proposed laws or constitutional amendments to the electorate for final approval. This direct form of legislation, along with the initiative, was known in Greece and other early democracies. ," Fahmi said.

Concerning the implementation of the article in the center and south of the country, the head of the committee went on saying that they will open an office for the application of the article south of Iraq.

Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution outlines a three-step process to remove and reverse the Saddam Hussein-era "Arabization" policy in Kirkuk. The Baathist regime took extreme measures in the 1980s and 1990s to expel ex·pel  
tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels
1. To force or drive out: expel an invader.

2.
 Kurds, Turkomans, and Christians from the city and replacing the indigenous population with Arabs.

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Publication:Soma Digest (Suleimanieh, Iraq)
Date:Aug 31, 2009
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