Iraq: Maliki, Hashimi and the government situation – Update 1note

Iraqi Parliament Osama Al-Nujaifi is said to have presented to Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki a proposal to settle the case of Vice-President Tarek Al-Hashimi and that of Deputy PM Saleh Al-Mutlaq. The following 514-word report sheds light on the proposal and tells what about the reaction of Al-Maliki.  It also tells what about the position of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi and what about the government situation.