Iraqi law allows Saddam to vote

A TOP Iraqi election official yesterday said Iraqi law will allow Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi detainees who have not been brought to trial to vote in this weekend’s constitutional referendum.

However, Abdul Hussein Hindawi, one of the eight highest-ranking officials on the Independent Electoral Commission in Iraq, said the organisation was awaiting a full list from the Interior Ministry and the US-led coalition of the detainees who should be allowed to receive copies of the draft constitution and to vote on Saturday.