Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday he is “determined” that “Chemical Ali” and two other cohorts of Saddam Hussein be hanged for genocide against ethnic Kurds. “We are determined that the law be fulfilled and that these three be handed over to the judicial system,” Maliki told a press conference. “We will not be swayed from our determination to ensure that the sentences are carried out.” Ali Hassan al-Majid, widely known as “Chemical Ali” for his use of poisonous gas against Kurds; Sultan Hashim al-Tai, Saddam’s defence minister; and Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti, his armed forces deputy chief of operations, were sentenced to death on June 24.