Baghdad, Oct 11, SPA -- A top election official said Tuesdaythat Iraqi law will allow Saddam Hussein and thousands ofother Iraqi detainees who have not been brought to trial tovote in this weekend's crucial constitutional referendum. However, Abdul Hussein Hindawi, one of the eighthighest-ranking officials on the Independent ElectoralCommission in Iraq, also said the organization was stillawaiting a full list from the Interior Ministry and theU.S.-led coalition of the detainees who should be allowedto receive copies of the draft constitution and to vote onSaturday at Abu Ghraib prison and several other U.S.detention centers. "All non-convicted detainees have the right to vote. Thatincludes Saddam and other former government officials. Theywill vote," Hindawi said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.--SPA1450 Local Time 1150 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/295619
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