Parliament Questions Interior Ministry Over Officer Promotion Mechanisms and Delays

rafidainscope - The Iraqi Council of Representatives issued an official parliamentary inquiry on Monday to the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior regarding the details and mechanisms of promoting officers from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General. The Council requested accurate data and statistics on the number of eligible officers within the July 2026 schedule, those actually promoted, and the legal justifications for delaying others. The inquiry also sought clarifications on functional vacancies, projected eligible officers for the January 2027 schedule, and the legal criteria used to determine these entitlements.