Iraq to investigate filming of Saddam execution
The Iraqi government will investigate how the hanging of Saddam Hussein came to be filmed and images of his death broadcast around the world, it was announced today.
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It shows him being taunted by prison officials
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An aide to the Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, said the government was investigating how Saddam had been filmed on the gallows, turning his execution into a televised spectacle.
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[Quoting Khudayer al-Khuzai]: "This operation should be done with the highest standards of discipline and with respect for the condemned man, both when he's alive and once he's dead. Anything that did not meet those standards should be accounted for."
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It reveals that the trapdoor beneath his feet was opened as he was in the middle of praying - likely to further enrage his supporters.
Sunni Muslims today gathered to show their anger and grief over Saddam's death.
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relatively peaceful protests against Saddam's execution have also been taking place in Sunni areas across the country.
Yesterday, hundreds of demonstrators mourned the former president in a Sunni neighbourhood of northern Baghdad, while in Dor, 77 miles north of the capital, hundreds more marched to the dedication of a giant mosaic of the former president.
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