Full text of PUK General-Secretary Jalal Talabani’s reform project
Kurdishaspect.com - Translated by Dr Kamal Mirawdeli
The following is the translation of the Kurdish text of Talabani's 'reform project' as reported and published on PUK official media website Pukmedia on 27 Dec 2008.
We are publishing below the full text of the project of comrade Mam [honorific] Jalal Talabani , the secretary-general of PUK, entitled: “The steps of reform an d renewal” which embraces a number of issues on the basis of avoiding interfering in each other’s work and responsibilities, the establishment of the rule of law, and elimination of nepotism and favouritism. The project also talks about the independence of courts, universities and institutes. The following is the full text of the project:
Organizing relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the political parties especially PUK on the basis of avoiding interfering in each other’s work and responsibilities, the establishment of the rule of law, and elimination of nepotism and favouritism:
KRG is the fruit of the toil, struggle and sacrifices of peshmarga, the revolutionary parties, the masses of the people of Kurdistan and the blood of the immortal martyrs.
It is obvious that there is a special relationship between the KRG and the revolutionary parties on the basis of the principles of modern government including the rule of law, and on the basis of serving the masses of people and meeting their demands. But there are also differences between them as two different institutions due to the differences in their duties and tasks. A political party, any party, however big it might be, works only for a part of the people while the government works for all the people of Kurdistan. While the government performs its tasks according to the law, Constitution and the decisions of parliament, the political party conducts its affairs according to its own ideology, programme and internal rules. Another difference is that the government has the responsibility for managing public service institutions such as education, health, water and electricity and has the responsibility to allocate the necessary budget for the services and developing all aspects of people’s lives, and has the responsibility to set up industries, develop agriculture, trade, the market and construction projects. But the political party’s tasks is to raise the awareness of and organize people so that they would actively participate in electing their representatives for parliament and in protecting the government of the region which is the government of our people and enabling it to be successful in performing and developing its tasks.
In order to enable the government to run its own affairs, establish the rule of law and enable it to ensure that the citizens are equal in relation to law and in all aspects of life and ensure justice and equality and enable it to perform its responsibilities and tasks in the best way: , the political parties:
1. The political parties and their cadres and organizations should not interfere directly in the affairs of the government
2. The difference between the government and the political party must be clear and plain. This means that the political parties participate in the government through parliament and their representatives in the ministries and not through the interference of their members and cadres and organisations in the affairs and institutions of the government.
Therefore the comrades in the PUK must implement the following instructions and decisions very carefully:
1. The party structure, cadres and organisations of PUK are not allowed in any way to directly interfere in the affairs and institutions of our government from the ministries down to the governorate, district and sub-district administrations and various institutions of the government.
2. If they have an affair with or demand from a government body they should apply through legal procedures and the independence of government institutions or from the lowest organisation up to the organisation bureau and the political bureau who in their turn refer the demands to the government through the deputy prime minister and the ministers so that they would be dealt with through normal and legal procedures.
3. It is absolutely forbidden for the organisations of PUK in the cities and district and sub-district towns to bully and threat government officials in order to impose their demands upon them.
4. Organisations of PUK must by no means interfere in contracts, government projects and trade and market affairs.
5. They must not in any way use favouritism and nepotism for interfering in government offices.
6. It is the duty of the PUK members in the government from deputy ministers, to general directors, governors and district administrators and the heads of education, health and other institutions to prevent any sort of party interference in the affairs of their institutions and offices and if they are bullied and threatened they should not give in and immediately notify the [PUK] general secretary and his two deputies the three of whom will be responsible for implementing these decisions and if they fail they, together with the interfering cadres, will be liable to party and legal punishment.
7. Party organisations and cadres must not make themselves the substitute for government officials and impose their will and demands upon them.
8. The appointment of all government officials in all government offices must be based on competence and ability and not on the basis of party vetting.
Comrades of PUK
You will be the eyes and ears of PUK in relation to the institutions and offices of our government not interferers and imposers. You are the protectors of law and the rule of law, not tramplers upon law and powers of government institutions. You must be the vanguards in the modernization of the government, its institutions and different aspects of life. You must respect government institutions not trample upon them. That is why you must be a model of loyal law-abiding human beings and consider all people your family and brothers instead of nepotism and favouritism.
Secretary-General of PUK Mam Jalal [Talabani]
18-12-2008
On the universities and institutions:
1. The independence of universities and institutes must be respected. This fact must be considered as an important principle and a main condition for the development of the universities and institutes. We need to follow the example of the advanced countries in ensuring university life and university independence and freedoms.
2. Party organisations must not interfere in the affairs of the universities and institutes or to impose conditions and demands upon them or to interfere in the appointment of the lecturers and heads of the departments or to impose conditions for the exams and the activities of the universities and institutes,
3. It is better and acceptable if the offices of party organisations are based outside the buildings of the universities and institutes.
4. Party organisations’ activities in the universities must be limited to publicizing their ideas and explaining their policies in line with party activities outside the universities and institutes and in a democratic way by ensuring freedom of expression and avoiding enforcing party affiliation and membership among students and teachers.
5. The heads and officials of the universities and institutes must be appointed on the basis of competence, ability and skills and not on the basis of party affiliation.
Secretary-General of PUK Mam Jalal [Talabani]
18-12-2008
On the courts
We need to follow the example of the advanced countries by establishing the sovereignty (rule) of law, independence of the courts and making all people equal in front of the law, therefore:
1. The independence of the courts must be respected and this must be considered as a main condition for the development of the rule of law and the party must not interfere in the daily affairs of the courts.
2. Party organisations must not interfere in courts’ affairs through writing letters or making telephone calls to provide support to criminals.
3. Judges and justice investigators must be appointed on the basis of their professional competence and not on party criteria or nepotism and favouritism.
Secretary-General of PUK Mam Jalal [Talabani]
18-12-2008
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