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Update: Saddam Hussein may not be hanged until Jan. 26

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-12-29T085030Z_01_IBO034602_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml&src=rss&rpc=22

Saddam lawyers told to pick up his effects

Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:51am ET
By 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 the former Iraqi president had been handed over by U.S. forces to Iraqi government custody but the Justice Ministry denied that and U.S. military spokesmen said they had nothing to add to a statement late on Thursday that he was still in their control.
A senior Justice Ministry official told Reuters that Saddam would not be executed until January 26 at the earliest, 30 days after the rejection of his appeal this week. He dismissed a comment by a senior U.S. official who said there were plans to send Saddam to the gallows as early as Saturday.

posted by David @ 3:02 AM