The interim prime minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, and the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, have disagreed over who will have custody of Saddam Hussein once power is transferred to an Iraqi regime on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said the former dictator is to be moved to a new jail with Iraqi guards and limited support from the US-led military at the start of July.
Speaking in a television interview, the Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said legal custody would be handed over soon but maintained that Sadaam would be in US hands for the foreseeable future.
