The supreme religious authority warns against the use of its title by any of the groups participating in the demonstrations

The representative of the supreme religious authority; Sheikh Abd al-Mahdi al-Karbala’i read during the sermon of the Friday prayer of the 9th Rabi’ Thani 1441 AH corresponding to December 6, 2019, held at the holy shrine of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) the text received from the office of the supreme religious authority in Najaf; his eminence Sayed al-Sistani in Najaf, in which he stated:

We also refer to what was previously confirmed by the religious authority that it is there for all Iraqis without a difference between their affiliations and orientations, and works to secure their public interests as it can, and its title should not be used by any of the groups participating in the demonstrations demanding reform so as not to be counted supporting one group and not others.