The largest Sunni Arab political bloc confirmed on Monday its decision to attend the Iraqi parliament sessions after its leader said earlier he would take part in Monday's session.
"We are on now heading to the parliament to participate in today 's session as long as our leader Adnan al-Dulaimi said he will be able attend the session," Ahmad Sulaiman, member of the National Accordance Front, told Xinhua by telephone.
"Mr. Dulaimi will deliver a speech in the parliament today, explaining what happened during the past few day," Sulaiman said.
Early on Saturday, the Iraqi government prevented Dulaimi, head of the Front from leaving his residence in the Adel neighborhood in western Baghdad, saying the Iraqi forces are guarding his house and office for his safety after detaining dozens of his guards and aides on suspicion of linking to a booby-trapped car found near his office compound.
Later on Saturday, the Front with 44 members in the 275-seat parliament announced its withdrawal from the parliament, protesting the crackdown of their leader and the detention of dozens of his aides.
However, Dulaimi said on Sunday that Mowafaq al-Rubaiyie, the country's National Security Advisor, visited his residence and the two agreed to transfer Dulaimi to the heavily-guarded Green Zone to resume his activity in the parliament.
"I am now on my way to the al-Rasheed Hotel in the Green Zone and will attend the parliament session starting from tomorrow," Adnan al-Dulaimi, head of the National Accordance Front told Xinhua by telephone.
"That means the Accordance Front will end the boycott of the parliament sessions," Dulaimi said.
Earlier, Dulaimi accused the government of imposing house arrest on him in an attempt to keep him silent.
The crisis threatened to escalate tension between Shiite and Sunni communities at a time U.S. officials were urging Iraqi politicians to exploit the sharp drop of violence to forge power-sharing agreements among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.
Source: Xinhua
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