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Temporary reprieve

BAGHDAD - "Chemical Ali", whose full name is Ali Hassan al-Majid, and two other prominent members of the regime of former president Saddam Hussein, will not be executed "within the next few hours" as had been previously reported.

BAGHDAD - "Chemical Ali", whose full name is Ali Hassan al-Majid, and two other prominent members of the regime of former president Saddam Hussein, will not be executed "within the next few hours" as had been previously reported.

The Iraqi side "had not yet received the accused" who are held in a US-administered detention facility, Judge Mounir Haddad told Voices of Iraq news agency. - Sapa

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