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| Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have confirmed to the BBC that they have been asked to pick up his personal effects. | Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have confirmed to the BBC that they have been asked to pick up his personal effects. |
| An Iraqi official has denied that he has been handed from US military to Iraqi custody, following earlier reports that this had happened. | An Iraqi official has denied that he has been handed from US military to Iraqi custody, following earlier reports that this had happened. |
| Saddam Hussein could be hanged at any time over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution failed. | Saddam Hussein could be hanged at any time over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution failed. |
| The sentence is for the killings of 148 Shias in Dujail in the 1980s. | |
| A trial for a second case, genocide against the Kurds, continues. | A trial for a second case, genocide against the Kurds, continues. |
| 'Still with Americans' | 'Still with Americans' |
| Chief defence lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi told the BBC US officials had asked him to appoint someone to collect Saddam Hussein's possessions, or give an address where they could be sent. | Chief defence lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi told the BBC US officials had asked him to appoint someone to collect Saddam Hussein's possessions, or give an address where they could be sent. |
| THE VERDICTS Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president: found guilty and sentenced to deathBarzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half-brother: found guilty and sentenced to deathAwad Hamed al-Bandar, Chief Judge of Revolutionary Court: found guilty and sentenced to deathTaha Yasin Ramadan, former Iraqi vice-president: found guilty and sentenced to life in jail Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jailAbdullah Rawed Mizher, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jailAli Daeem Ali, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail Mohammed Azawi Ali, Baath official: acquitted Excerpts: Saddam letter World reaction to sentence | THE VERDICTS Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president: found guilty and sentenced to deathBarzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half-brother: found guilty and sentenced to deathAwad Hamed al-Bandar, Chief Judge of Revolutionary Court: found guilty and sentenced to deathTaha Yasin Ramadan, former Iraqi vice-president: found guilty and sentenced to life in jail Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jailAbdullah Rawed Mizher, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jailAli Daeem Ali, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail Mohammed Azawi Ali, Baath official: acquitted Excerpts: Saddam letter World reaction to sentence |
| The lawyer said the Americans neither confirmed nor denied he was actually handed over from US military custody near Baghdad. | The lawyer said the Americans neither confirmed nor denied he was actually handed over from US military custody near Baghdad. |
| Another lawyer told the BBC Saddam Hussein had been seeing members of his family recently. | Another lawyer told the BBC Saddam Hussein had been seeing members of his family recently. |
| However, Iraqi Deputy Justice Minister Bosho Ibrahim confirmed to the BBC that Saddam Hussein had not been handed over. | However, Iraqi Deputy Justice Minister Bosho Ibrahim confirmed to the BBC that Saddam Hussein had not been handed over. |
| The time and location of the hanging has not been made public - and may be revealed only after the former president is dead to avoid civil disruption and unrest. | The time and location of the hanging has not been made public - and may be revealed only after the former president is dead to avoid civil disruption and unrest. |
| The confusion surrounding Saddam's fate comes a day after his lawyer urged the international community to stop him being handed over to the Iraqi authorities for execution. | The confusion surrounding Saddam's fate comes a day after his lawyer urged the international community to stop him being handed over to the Iraqi authorities for execution. |
| Mr Dulaimi said Saddam was a prisoner of war and should not be handed to his enemies. | Mr Dulaimi said Saddam was a prisoner of war and should not be handed to his enemies. |
| In a letter written from his prison cell, he said he was ready to die as a "sacrifice" for Iraq. | In a letter written from his prison cell, he said he was ready to die as a "sacrifice" for Iraq. |
| Dujail | |
| Saddam Hussein was convicted of human rights abuses in relation to the killings of the 148 Shias in Dujail, north of Baghdad, after a failed assassination attempt against the former Iraqi leader in 1982. | |
| Saddam Hussein's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and Iraq's former chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar were also sentenced to death. | |
| Former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life imprisonment and three others received 15-year prison terms. | |
| Another co-defendant, Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted. The White House has called the ruling a milestone in Iraq's efforts "to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law". | |
| Many critics have dismissed the trial as a form of victors' justice, given the close attention the US had paid to it. | |
| Saddam Hussein's defence team had also accused the government of interfering in the proceedings - a complaint backed by US group Human Rights Watch. | |
| The 5 November verdict sparked celebrations in Baghdad but protests in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit. |