Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s Victory coalition condemned on Monday the “inappropriate” behavior of PM Adel Abdul Mahdi’s security guards after they stormed his residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone.
A leading member of the alliance Ali al-Sined told Asharq Al-Awsat that Abadi had vacated the houses that he used to live in when he served as premier.
He also returned all his vehicles and equipment out of his keenness on the peaceful transition of power, he added, as opposed to other politicians who are still holding on to government property after their term in office ended.
Abadi had two houses in the Green Zone.
Sined said that Abdul Mahdi’s guards had stormed one of the houses and tampered with the remaining furniture there.
The former premier was not there at the time of the incident as he had already handed them over to the state authorities, he revealed. Some furniture was, however, left behind and he was seeking to move it out.
“There was no need for such behavior,” he stated, saying that Abadi was “very upset” with the incident.
“Other senior officials have also condemned the incident. If it is proven that the prime minister was behind it, then this an ill omen for the future,” he remarked.
“It would be a sign that he wants to punish Abadi, who had defeated ISIS and protected Iraq from division and collapse,” he continued.
In December, Abdul Mahdi ordered the annulment of decisions Abadi had taken during the seven-month period of 2018 when he acted as head of a caretaker government.
