Jordan not ready to surrender Saddam daughter to Iraq

Jordan is not ready to surrender Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter to Iraq, despite an Interpol alert and a new push from Iraq for her handover, a top government spokesman said today.

Jordan not ready to surrender Saddam daughter to Iraq

Jordan is not ready to surrender Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter to Iraq, despite an Interpol alert and a new push from Iraq for her handover, a top government spokesman said today.

Nasser Judeh cited traditional Arab protection of a female guest living in the country as the reason, but Iraqi officials contend the daughter deserves trial because she is funnelling money to violent Sunni militants in Iraq.

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