Iraqi ministers get ultimatum
Published:Monday | February 28, 2011 | 10:53 AM
The CNN is reporting that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has given his Government ministers 100 days to deliver results and eliminate corruption or be fired.
The announcement was made after an emergency Cabinet meeting yesterday.
It also follows weeks of demonstrations across the country by people protesting over unemployment, poor basic services, corruption and a lack of freedom.
At least 13 people died in the protests on Friday.
Prime Minister al-Maliki says there would be investigations into the deaths to determine who started the violence.
He says the work of every ministry will be assessed after 100 days.
Since early February, thousands of protesters have participated in a series of demonstrations across Iraq, apparently inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.