Iraq transfer will include control of prisoners, could lead

[seruriermarshal]

Iraq transfer will include control of prisoners, could lead to Saddam's handover

Source: www.uniraq.org

UNITED NATIONS - The transfer of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government on June 30 will include control of prisons and could lead to the handover of Saddam Hussein for trial by Iraqis, Britain's U.N. ambassador said.

Saddam has been held in an undisclosed location since his Dec. 13 capture by U.S. forces and is being interrogated by the CIA and FBI. The United States considers him a prisoner of war and has said it intends to eventually hand him over to Iraqis for trial.

The control of prisons has become a highly sensitive issue following revelations of physical and ****** abuse of Iraqi detainees by U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.

British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry said Thursday that letting Iraqis run the prisons was ``totally consistent'' with the transfer of sovereignty. Asked whether that meant Saddam would be turned over to the interim government,

the ambassador indicated it did.

``I think we've always said that at some stage, and as soon as possible, Saddam Hussein should be handed over to the Iraqis for trial by Iraqis. And the sooner we can do that the better,'' Jones Parry said.

Several Security Council members have expressed concern that prisoners aren't mentioned in the U.S.-British draft resolution on the transfer of sovereignty currently being debated. China said it wanted the transfer of control to Iraqis spelled out in the draft because of the Abu Ghraib scandal.

Last month, Iraq's war crimes chief said Saddam would not be handed over to Iraqi authorities before June 30 and no trial will start before 2005.

Salem Chalabi, the head of Iraq's war crimes tribunal, said the United States ``has indicated that it is willing to hand over individuals in custody - when indicted - to the special Iraqi court dealing with those cases, if that court is ready to take them.''

Chalabi said it was ``unlikely'' the tribunal would be ready to assume custody of the defendants before June 30.


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[He219]

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[seruriermarshal]

Other News :


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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Navy Seabees recently began training young Iraqis through an innovative program called Iraqi Construction Apprentice Program.

The program teaches construction skills the Iraqis can take back to their communities to foster self-sufficiency and a more prosperous future.

Officials say the program, along with more than $100 million in contracts the Marines have awarded or are managing throughout western Iraq, will go a long way in helping to rebuild the country.

Much of the money is going toward improving water treatment plants, city infrastructure, roads and various other structures, including soccer stadiums, schools, and hospitals to improve stability and quality of life for the Iraqi people.

Officials said these contracts provide employment for hundreds of Iraqis.

Seabee operations in Iraq have helped clear rubble and rebuild infrastructure. More than 450 reservist Seabees - about 40 percent of the Seabees deployed in this area - are helping to carry out these operations.


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[seruriermarshal]

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So sorry , He219 , I will edit this post .

thank you very much .

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[Secret Squirrel]

Why is the British UN ambassador commenting when the U.S has Saddam? And is it a question of rhetoric that it says prisons which could mean that military prisons will remain under U.S control (something the U.S said it would retain after the hand-over)?

[seruriermarshal]

Why is the British UN ambassador commenting when the U.S has Saddam? And is it a question of rhetoric that it says prisons which could mean that military prisons will remain under U.S control (something the U.S said it would retain after the hand-over)?

That's your idea .