Baghdad-INA
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Iraqi people to demand reform, as Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) did.
Al-Sadr stated in a tweet followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the spontaneous, peaceful revolution that liberated the (green) zone as a first stage is the golden opportunity for all of the people who were burnt by the fire of injustice, terrorism, corruption, occupation and dependency, I hope that the tragedy of missing the first golden opportunity in 2016 will not be repeated,” adding, “Yes, this is another opportunity to dispel darkness, injustice, corruption, exclusivity in power, loyalty to the outside, quotas and sectarianism that have perched Iraq’s chest since its occupation to this day,. Yes, a great opportunity to fundamentally change the political system and the constitution, and elections that, if rigged in favor of the deep state, become the best free and fair elections.
He continued, "Oh, the proud, free Iraqi people who love reform, democracy, citizenship, law, independence, sovereignty, prestige, and limiting arms to the hand of a strong, state that imposes law on itself before the poor and does not exclude the influential, militias, and the like."