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(RTTNews) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has asked the Parliament to withdraw the confidence reposed in his Sunni-Muslim Deputy after the latter described Maliki as "dictator," an official Iraqi television reported on Sunday.
"The Prime Minister sent a letter to the Parliament, asking for withdrawing confidence from Salih al-Mutlak as he is no longer eligible for his post as Deputy Prime Minister," The state-run Iraqia TV quoted Yassin Majeed, a leading figure in Maliki's Shiite State of Law political bloc, was quoted as saying in an interview.
Mutlak had described Maliki as "dictator" in a CNN interview, besides telling his own satellite channel 'Babiliyah' that "Maliki is worse than Saddam Hussein."
Meanwhile, Iraqi media reported the arrests of two officers working as guards for Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi and a driver in his office for their suspected involvement in a car bomb explosion near the Parliament building inside Baghdad's high-security Green Zone last month. Unconfirmed reports said that an arrest warrant had been issued against Hashimi himself.
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"The Prime Minister sent a letter to the Parliament, asking for withdrawing confidence from Salih al-Mutlak as he is no longer eligible for his post as Deputy Prime Minister," The state-run Iraqia TV quoted Yassin Majeed, a leading figure in Maliki's Shiite State of Law political bloc, was quoted as saying in an interview.
Mutlak had described Maliki as "dictator" in a CNN interview, besides telling his own satellite channel 'Babiliyah' that "Maliki is worse than Saddam Hussein."
Meanwhile, Iraqi media reported the arrests of two officers working as guards for Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi and a driver in his office for their suspected involvement in a car bomb explosion near the Parliament building inside Baghdad's high-security Green Zone last month. Unconfirmed reports said that an arrest warrant had been issued against Hashimi himself.
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