BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Saddam Hussein will be transferred to Iraqi legal custody and face charges in an Iraqi court this week - but he won't go on trial for months and he will stay in a U.S.-run jail because the country doesn't have a suitable prison, the prime minister said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised an open proceeding when Saddam faces war crimes charges, including genocide.
Eleven other "high-value detainees" also are expected to face justice, he said at his first news conference since the U.S.-led coalition handed over sovereignty to his government Monday.
"I know I speak for my fellow countrymen when I say I look forward to the day former regime leaders face justice," he said.
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