TEHRAN, July 29 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and corruption, the premier's office said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - It said in a statement that Abadi had also ordered an internal government investigation into Electricity Minister Qassim al-Fahdawi's role in the deterioration of utility services.
There was no immediate comment from Fahdawi.
Protests have swept cities in the long neglected south, over widespread electricity outages during the blistering hot Iraqi summer, a lack of jobs and proper government services, and pervasive graft.
On Saturday, Abadi sacked five local election officials after they were charged with acts of corruption during the May 12 parliamentary election.
Source: Reuters
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