Iraq Arrests Person Suspected of Secretly Recording Saddam Execution
An adviser to Iraq's prime minister says officials have arrested a person they suspect of secretly recording on a mobile phone camera the execution of Saddam Hussein. The official did not identify that person.
The unauthorized video showing witnesses taunting the former dictator before his execution has worsened sectarian tensions in Iraq and has drawn international criticism.
U.S. military officials in Iraq said Wednesday they had no role in Saturday's execution and would have handled it differently.
The New York Times newspaper reports that U.S. officials tried to persuade Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to delay the execution because of concerns about the legality of the process and because of the start of the Eid al-Adha Muslim religious holiday. But U.S. officials said Mr. Maliki was concerned that if Saddam was not hanged quickly he would somehow avoid execution.
伊拉克總理的一名顧問說，有關(guān)官員逮捕了他們懷疑用手機上秘密錄下薩達(dá)姆絞刑錄像的嫌疑人，這位官員沒有說明嫌疑人的身份。
一段用手機錄下的非官方的錄像顯示，有人在薩達(dá)姆行刑前對他進行嘲弄。這段錄像使得伊拉克教派之間緊張升級，并招致國際間的批評。
在伊拉克的美軍官員星期三表示，他們并根本沒有介入星期六薩達(dá)姆絞刑的執(zhí)行過程，如果介入，處理方法會有所不同。
紐約時報報導(dǎo)說，美國官員出于對程序合法性的擔(dān)心以及穆斯林宗教節(jié)日宰牲節(jié)的開始，曾經(jīng)試圖說服伊拉克總理馬利基推遲行刑。但是，美國官員說，馬利基擔(dān)心，如果不盡快對薩達(dá)姆實行絞刑，薩達(dá)姆可能會以某種方式逃脫死刑。
An adviser to Iraq's prime minister says officials have arrested a person they suspect of secretly recording on a mobile phone camera the execution of Saddam Hussein. The official did not identify that person.
The unauthorized video showing witnesses taunting the former dictator before his execution has worsened sectarian tensions in Iraq and has drawn international criticism.
U.S. military officials in Iraq said Wednesday they had no role in Saturday's execution and would have handled it differently.
The New York Times newspaper reports that U.S. officials tried to persuade Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to delay the execution because of concerns about the legality of the process and because of the start of the Eid al-Adha Muslim religious holiday. But U.S. officials said Mr. Maliki was concerned that if Saddam was not hanged quickly he would somehow avoid execution.
伊拉克總理的一名顧問說，有關(guān)官員逮捕了他們懷疑用手機上秘密錄下薩達(dá)姆絞刑錄像的嫌疑人，這位官員沒有說明嫌疑人的身份。
一段用手機錄下的非官方的錄像顯示，有人在薩達(dá)姆行刑前對他進行嘲弄。這段錄像使得伊拉克教派之間緊張升級，并招致國際間的批評。
在伊拉克的美軍官員星期三表示，他們并根本沒有介入星期六薩達(dá)姆絞刑的執(zhí)行過程，如果介入，處理方法會有所不同。
紐約時報報導(dǎo)說，美國官員出于對程序合法性的擔(dān)心以及穆斯林宗教節(jié)日宰牲節(jié)的開始，曾經(jīng)試圖說服伊拉克總理馬利基推遲行刑。但是，美國官員說，馬利基擔(dān)心，如果不盡快對薩達(dá)姆實行絞刑，薩達(dá)姆可能會以某種方式逃脫死刑。