Baghdad, Dec 23(ANI): Iraq Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is facing an arrest warrant on terror charges, has accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of behaving like former leader Saddam Hussein.
Hashemi, a member of Iraq's Sunni Arab minority, said al- Maliki is controlling key institutions of the country with the help of Iran and the US, The Telegraph reports.
"Many of Saddam's behaviours are now being exercised by Maliki unfortunately. The judicial system is really in his pocket," he said.
"Maliki is very much adamant about running this country in a very bad and tough way, and there's no way that we will reach any sort of solution in the foreseeable future," he added.
Hashemi's statement came in the wake of bombings over the sectarian strife that has killed 72 people across the country.
Hashemi said US efforts to tackle the political crisis, which erupted following the US forces completed a withdrawal, did not yield any results.
Hashemi has fled to Kurdish region amid the court issuing a warrant on him for terror charges.
He decried the charges as politically motivated and added that he would face trial before Kurdish Court. (ANI)
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