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To: epicure who wrote (137554)	6/22/2004 10:43:25 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

I don't think this will play well in Baghdad: Legal, Not Physical, Hussein Transfer Described by Aide By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: June 23, 2004 AGHDAD, Iraq, June 22 (AP) — The United States will transfer legal custody of Saddam Hussein and other top prisoners to Iraqi authorities as soon as Iraqi courts issue the necessary warrants, an American official said Tuesday. But American forces will not let go of the former dictator, even after Iraq regains sovereignty next week, because it does not have a prison strong enough to hold him, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Advertisement American forces will honor transfer-of-custody requests from Iraq's new government, which takes power June 30, as long as they are accompanied by arrest warrants from an Iraqi court, the official said in a legal briefing with reporters. Details of the transfer will be laid out in a memorandum of understanding between American-led multinational forces and the newly appointed Iraqi interim government, he said. American forces need to keep Mr. Hussein and other top figures from his government in prison for their own safety and to secure them against escape, the official said. Mr. Hussein, said to be incarcerated at a United States-controlled prison near Baghdad International Airport, will be among the first prisoners turned over, he said. Once his legal custody shifts, Mr. Hussein will lose his prisoner of war status and will be considered an accused criminal. He will win due process rights, including access to a lawyer, and will be subject to questioning by an investigating judge from the special Iraqi war crimes tribunal, the official said. American troops captured Mr. Hussein in December near Tikrit. ........... It will be interesting to watch this play out.