And he needs to be treated within accordance of what the law requires." But he will be judged in court at the end of the day. "We are bound by the rule of law, and Saddam Hussein is accused of serious war crimes.
In Washington, Barham Salih, the Iraqi minister of planning, met Friday with U.S. The 68-year-old former dictator has appeared in public only once since his July 2004 capture to face preliminary war crimes charges before an Iraqi judge in Baghdad. control, even though he is in the legal control of the Iraqi government and thus no longer considered an enemy of war. Pentagon officials concede that Saddam remains under U.S. Saddam is under video surveillance in his cell "24/7," said the official, who could not say if the still photographs were possibly taken by the surveillance camera. Only a small number of people have access to the cell where Saddam is held, and no personal cameras are permitted in the area. The official said the investigation will try to find out who took the pictures, when, and for what purposes. That period would correspond with the time that Saddam was in U.S. military official in Baghdad told CNN that the pictures appeared to have been taken between January and April 2004, given Saddam's condition and some features in the background. against insults and public curiosity," and also "are entitled in all circumstances to respect for their persons and their honor." Who took the pictures?Ī U.S. Under Articles 13 and 14 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions III Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, POWs "must at all times be protected. Officials emphasized that because it was not a sanctioned government release, the United States is not in violation of the Geneva Conventions, although an individual might be. "Multi-National Forces-Iraq is disappointed at the possibility that someone responsible for the security, welfare, and detention of Saddam would take and provide these photos for public release." "These photos were taken in clear violation of DoD directives and possibly Geneva Convention guidelines for the humane treatment of detained individuals," it said. Steve Boylan, director of the Combined Press Information Center, said, "This was not an official release, and we are aggressively investigating to find out what happened, and why it happened." Embassy got the photos and then gave them to the military to evaluate their authenticity. Senior military officials said they first saw the photographs through diplomatic channels. "military sources said they handed over the photos in the hope of dealing a body blow to the resistance in Iraq." Ammash was one of Iraq's top biological weapons scientists.Īccording to the tabloid, U.S. Anthrax."Ĭhemical Ali is a suspect in a long list of crimes, including the gassing of Kurds in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The tabloid published additional photos Saturday of Saddam and imprisoned members of his regime, one day after showing a nearly undressed Saddam on the front page of its Friday edition.Īlongside a color photograph showing the former leader standing in a white robe behind barbed wire, the Saturday paper features a black-and-white photo of Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," in prison.Īlso featured is Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash, known as "Chemical Sally" and "Mrs. military sources told CNN on Friday the military did not give photos to The Sun - no matter what the newspaper says. military says it will "aggressively investigate" how photographs of Saddam Hussein in captivity - including one of the deposed leader in his underwear - were released to a London tabloid.
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