This is ` ` going toward a dictatorship '' under al - Maliki , his deputy says . He said al-Maliki has flouted the deal 's provisions by refusing to name permanent ministers to lead the defense and interior ministries , which concentrates control over the military and police in the prime minister 's hands . ` ` This is going to be a disaster , '' Saleh al - Malik says . He says he was ` ` shocked '' to hear al - Malik speaking in Arabic .
This is ` ` going toward a dictatorship '' under al - Maliki , his deputy says . ` ` This is going to be a disaster , '' Saleh al - Malik says . He says he was ` ` shocked '' to hear al - Malik speaking in Arabic .