The Federal Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday on Mohammed al-Halbousi is final and not subject to appeal, according to state media.

The court said in a statement that it decided to terminate al-Halbousi’s membership in parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. It did not elaborate on why it issued the decision.

al-Halbousi said: “We are surprised by the issuance of such decisions. We are surprised by their lack of respect for the constitution.”

He said that in his five years as speaker, he had operated with integrity and “never discriminated” between Sunni and Shia Muslims.

The ministers of culture, planning and industry handed in their resignations to protest what they said was the “targeting” of al-Halbousi.

The trio said they saw “a flagrant violation of the constitution” in the court’s decision to oust him, according to a statement from al-Halbousi’s Progress Party.

The court’s decision was related to a case brought against al-Halbousi this year by the same court, state media reported without elaborating, according to the Reuters news agency.