Jordanian lawyer urges Saddam release

A Jordanian lawyer who claims to represent Saddam urged the US-led coalition to release the ousted dictator, and said that handing him over to the newly empowered interim Iraqi government would violate international law.

“With the transfer of authority, the United States has no legal basis to keep prisoners of war, including Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in detention,” said Ziad al-Khasawneh, one of 20 Jordanian and foreign lawyers appointed by Saddam’s wife Sajidah.