Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein remains in Iraq and will be handed over to a special court being set up by the US-appointed Governing Council to face charges of genocide and invasion of neighbouring countries, US administrator Paul Bremer said in an interview published Saturday.
"Saddam is in Iraq now, and yes he will be tried publicly by a special Iraqi court when the prerequisites for setting up such a court are completed," Bremer told the Arabic-language daily Asharq Al-Awsat.
"The Governing Council has started setting up the special court and we have spent some funds on that and he (Saddam) will be tried publicly after bringing charges of mass killing and invading neighbouring countries against him."
"Saddam will be handed over to the Governing Council after it finishes setting up the court," Bremer said.
Asked if Saddam was co-operating with investigators, Bremer replied: "He is not cooperating, but he is not a troublemaker either".