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Protests reinstatement saddam police Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/17/iraq_police030417 http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/17/iraq_police030417 Baghdad protests reinstatement of Saddam's police Last Updated Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:04:52 BAGHDAD - Some Iraqis say the U.S. military is putting Saddam Hussein's henchmen back in power by reassembling Baghdad's police force. Most of the city's 40,000 police officers went into hiding after American forces seized control of Baghdad a week ago. Widespread looting struck the city soon after and U.S. officials decided to restore order by turning policing duties over to Iraqis. The small, and mostly unarmed, patrols of Iraqi police are being escorted by U.S. forces. In one case, a single police cruiser was being following by three U.S. assault vehicles. A noisy crowd of demonstrators gathered in front of the Palestine Hotel to protest against reinstating the police. They held banners reading, "We refuse Saddam's policemen" and "Open the prisons." Under Saddam's regime, all police officers had to join the ruling Ba'athist Party. One of the protesters, Zaid Kazafa, said the U.S. is wrong to give back power to those police officers. "They are the same people. They used to kill our people and in addition they take money," said Kazafa. The police were an extension of Saddam's security service, Kazafa said, and routinely abused their power. Rahim Mohamed, another protester, said the police arrested his brother 22 years ago and he's never been seen since. The Americans are faced with a dilemma because they don't want to create a U.S.-led police force and fuel suspicion that their intention is to conquer Iraq. They also want to restore order in the city. Written by CBC News Online staff

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