Jordan opposition: Iraq handover a comedy

Amman, Jordan, Jun. 29 (UPI) — Jordan’s opposition parties, led by the Islamic Action front, Tuesday ridiculed the power handover in Iraq as a comedy and fiction.

A statement signed by 14 opposition groups said "the power transfer is nothing more than a comedy or play produced by the occupation authority which appointed its players and (determined) its mission."

"The new Iraqi authority has no legitimacy because there should be no legitimacy to any institution imposed by the occupation," the statement said, adding that the government has no right to try the former regime officials, especially ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

It said that the handover performance was aimed at bestowing legitimacy on occupation forces which have all remained in Iraq despite the power transfer.

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