Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikis government handed in the country to Iran in a golden plate, former Iraqi premier and head of the al-Iraqiyya Coalition Eyad Allawi said in an interview with Al Arabiya Friday.Denouncing Malikis accusations that he is supported by foreign countries, the Sunni-backed Allawi said history clearly shows that al-Malikis government is backed by Iran and the United States.
It is known that Iran supports the Iraqi regime and that the United States, with its limited political views, handed in Iraq on a golden plate to Iran, Allawi told Al Arabiya.
In a live TV interview with Al Arabiya, Allawi demanded Malikis resignation after thousands of people allied across Iraq against the prime minister demanding a mass prisoner release, stronger human rights provisions in Iraqs prisons, and a repeal of the current anti-terror legislation.
Allawi said that the U.S. war left Iraq torn apart, and that the regime that handled the countrys affairs afterwards built a political structure based on sectarianism.
The protests reflect the gruesome situation that followed [U.S.] occupation, and are natural response to the way the country is being ruled since then, said Allawi.
He added that the political structure in Iraq has been established since then on marginalization, exclusion and sectarian basis.
The current situation needs to be resolved from its roots and with a national consensus, Allawi said.
Allawi said that his coalition would defiantly withdraw confidence from Malikis government if promised reforms were not met, saying he supports early parliamentary elections, but after al-Maliki resigns from his post.
By Alarabiya
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