Hussein's men have been ordered to keep
fit |
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has
issued decrees ordering the pay of overweight Iraqi officials and army
officers to be cut in half.
The decree says that, should anyone's weight
"exceed the allowed limit", causing them to fail their annual fitness check-up,
any bonuses and additional religious and national holidays they enjoy will
also be halved.
Any members of his ruling Baath Party caught
gambling will also be hit with mandatory prison sentences of three years,
and face loss of party membership plus any other government position they
may hold. |