Iraq PM orders probe into Saddam's execution video

Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into Saddam Hussein’s execution to try to uncover who taunted the former dictator in the last minutes of his life, and who leaked footage taken by camera phone of the hanging.

Iraq PM orders probe into Saddam's execution video

Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into Saddam Hussein’s execution to try to uncover who taunted the former dictator in the last minutes of his life, and who leaked footage taken by camera phone of the hanging.

The unofficial video, on which at least one person is heard shouting “To hell!” at the deposed president and Saddam is heard exchanging insults with his executioners, dealt a blow to Iraq’s efforts to prove it was a neutral enforcer of the law.

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