Special report: Saddam Hussein's Fate
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Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
reacts in court during the Anfal genocide trial in Baghdad December 21,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A top Iraqi official
said Friday Saddam Hussein will be executed between 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. on
Saturday, an Iraqi television reported.
The television Freedom Iraq quoted an Iraqi official
as saying that the former president would be hanged at dawn Saturday between
5:30 a.m.(0230GMT) to 6 a.m. (0300 GMT).
Earlier, Al-Jazeera English TV channel reported that
Saddam would be executed before 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) Saturday.
A top Iraqi government official was quoted by the TV
channel as saying that Saddam would be executed before 6 a.m. Saturday, local
time (0300 GMT).
The time was agreed upon during an emergency cabinet
meeting between U.S. and Iraqi officials, according to the official, who said on
condition of anonymity.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi appeals court announced that
the court had upheld the death sentence for Saddam and he would be executed
within 30 days.
Latest report:
Saddam will be executed before
6 a.m. Saturday
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The ousted Iraqi president
Saddam Hussein will be executed before 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) Saturday, Al-Jazeera
English TV channel reported Friday.
A top Iraqi government official was quoted by the TV
channel assaying that Saddam would be executed before 6 a.m. Saturday, local
time (0300 GMT).
The time was agreed upon during an emergency cabinet
meeting between U.S. and Iraqi officials, according to the official, who said on
condition of anonymity.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi appeals court announced that the
court had upheld the death sentence for Saddam and he would be executed within
30 days.
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Shiite lawmaker: Saddam to be hanged
before noon Saturday
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi former president
Saddam Hussein could be hanged before noon Saturday, Iraqi state television
reported on Friday night.
The al-Iraqiya television quoted Shiite lawmaker
Bahah al-Iaraji as saying that "the death sentence will be carried out before
12:00 a.m. Saturday (0900 GMT)." Full story>>>
U.S. says Saddam still in its
custody
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. side on Friday
evening denied reports that it had handed Saddam Hussein over to the Iraqi
authorities for execution, saying Saddam was still in U.S. custody.
U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey confirmed
that Saddam Hussein is still in U.S. custody and "there has been no change in
his status," according reports reaching here from Washington. Full story>>>
Defense lawyer: Saddam transferred to
Iraqi authorities for execution
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Former Iraqi leader
Saddam Hussein has been transferred from U.S. custody to the Iraqi authorities
ahead of execution, pan-Arabic television al-Jazeera reported on Friday.
The channel quoted Saddam's chief lawyer Khalil
al-Dulaimi assaying that "the Americans have notified us that they have handed
over the president to the Iraqi authorities." Full
story>>>
