Shafaq News / The leader of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi called on Saturday for the formation of a "special court" to punish the killers of the demonstrators in Iraq.

"A public trial of murderers and perpetrators of crimes against peaceful demonstrators, and the formation of a special court issued by Republican Decree linked to the presidency of the Republic must be headed by some honest retired judges from inside or outside Iraq," Allawi Twitted .

It is noteworthy that the Supreme Shiite authority in Iraq, Ali Al-Sistani condemned on Friday the suppression of the supporters of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadri for the demonstrators, stressing that there is no alternative to the security forces.

The representative of the Supreme Shiite authority , Ahmad Al-Safi said in the Friday sermon in Karbala, that "despite the repeated calls made by the religious authority ..., this did not prevent the occurrence of unfortunate and painful incidents during the past days that led to bloodshed, the most recent of which occurred in Najaf last Wednesday evening. "

8 demonstrators were killed and 100 others were injured during the attack by supporters of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, known as "Blue Hats", against protesters who were protesting in Sadrin Square in Najaf city on Wednesday.

Sadr's supporters fired live bullets , used white weapons and batons to break up the sit-in in Najaf, informed sources told Shafaq News.

Al-Safi added, "While the religious authority condemns all attacks that have occurred from any party, it affirms that the official security forces are indispensable to avoid falling into chaos and disturbing public order."

He added by saying, "It is the security forces that must bear the responsibility to maintain security and stability, protect the peaceful protest spaces and demonstrators, expose the aggressors and the intruders, protect the interests of citizens from the attacks of saboteurs, as there is no justification for it to renounce to carry out its duties in this context."

He added, "Just as it is not justified for (the security forces) not to confront what is at the core of its tasks, and it must act with complete professionalism and refrain from using violence in dealing with peaceful protests and prevent the abuse of those involved in it, at the same time prevent damage to public property.

The events in Najaf were part of a wider campaign launched by Sadr's followers since Sunday to break up protests in Baghdad and the central and southern governorates.

Their move came after Sadr ordered them to work with the security forces to remove those he called "saboteurs" and reopen roads and institutions.

Likewise, attempts to end the protests come after the demonstrators refused to assign Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi to form the next government, while the latter has the support of Sadr.

Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands of demonstrators injured since the start of unprecedented protests against the government and the ruling parties in early October.