Saddam verdict may be delayed: prosecutor （双语加油站●时事追踪）

　　A court trying Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity could delay its verdict by a few days， the chief prosecutor said on Sunday， in a move that would shift the announcement until after U.S. midterm elections.

　　The U.S.-backed court had been due to deliver a verdict on November 5， two days before the U.S. elections in which President George W. Bush's Republica

　　The chief prosecutor， Jaafar al-Moussawi， said the Iraqi High Tribunal was still working on the judgment. "We will know a day or two before the trial if they are ready to announce the verdict，" Moussawi said.

　　Saddam could go to the gallows if he is found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 Shi'ite Muslims in the village of Dujail.

　　检察官称，萨达姆判决可能被推迟

　　正以反人类罪审判萨达姆·侯赛因的一家法庭的首席检察官周日表示，法庭可能推迟几天宣布判决结果。此举意味着宣判将推迟到美国中期选举以后。

　　这家美国支持的法庭原定的宣判日期是11月5日，也就是美国中期选举前两天。总统乔治·W·布什领导的共和党人担心他们将在此次选举中失去对国会的控制权。

　　首席检察官贾法尔·穆萨维说，伊拉克高级法庭还在研究如何进行判决。他说：“我们会在审判前一两天获悉他们是否准备宣判。”

　　如果被判对杜贾尔村148名什叶派穆斯林遇害事件负有罪责，萨达姆可能被判绞刑。

　　关键词：gallows绞刑（本栏目供稿：萧 涵）