Saddam may face death penalty in Iraqi court

SADDAM HUSSEIN could face the death penalty, the head of Iraq's war crimes tribunal said yesterday.

The US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has suspended the penalty but it could be brought back by the Iraqi government after the transfer of sovereignty at the end of the month.

Iraq will take legal custody of Saddam and nine other high-profile prisoners soon after the country gains sovereignty on June 30.