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  • Saddam lawyers told to pick up his effects

    12/29/2006 2:39:42 AM PST · by TexKat · 287 replies · 7,743+ views
    Reuters ^ | 12/29/06 | Mariam Karouny
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein's lawyers have been asked to pick up his personal effects but Iraq's Justice Ministry denied it had taken custody of the former president and dismissed a U.S. suggestion he would hang as early as Saturday. One defense lawyer, who declined to be identified, said Saddam had been handed over by U.S. forces to Iraqi government custody. U.S. military spokesmen said they had nothing to add to a statement late on Thursday that he was still in their control. Asked about comments from the defense lawyer that Saddam had been handed over, Deputy Justice Minister Bosho...