Mass rallies in Iraq demanding accountability, fighting corruption

Thousands of Iraqis gathered Friday in Baghdad and southern cities calling on the government to carry out reforms announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

They lashed out at the government for having no clear mechanism to implement the announced plans.

For the eighth week in a row, hundreds gathered in Tahrir area, in central Baghdad, urging the cabinet to bring corrupt officials to justice and put a reform mechanism as soon as possible.

The protesters raised banners asserting that their rallies are peaceful.

They called for building a "civil state " and social justice by cleaning the state's institutions from corrupt officials

Source: MENA