Beware when handling other peoples buttocks
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Beware when handling other peoples buttocks
You may well get arrested, would imagine there was a lot more souvenirs than Saddams buttocks brought back..... Cannot believe they are doing this... 
Man arrested over Saddam's buttock - UK, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Man arrested over Saddam's buttock - UK, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
A 66-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating claims that a buttock from a statue of Saddam Hussein was illegally brought back to the UK following the Iraq War.
Derbyshire Police said the man has been detained on suspicion of breaching the 2003 Iraqi Sanctions Order, which governs the importation of "Iraqi cultural property" - including items of archaeological, historical or religious importance.
The buttock - a 2ft lump of bronze - was saved from being melted down as scrap metal by 52-year-old former SAS soldier Nigel "Spud" Ely after he witnessed Saddam's statue being toppled by US Marines in Baghdad in 2003.
It is understood that the arrested man is connected to Derby-based war art relic company Trebletap, which is attempting to find a buyer for the souvenir on behalf of Mr Ely.
As well as expressing shock at the arrest, Mr Ely described the Iraqi authorities' claim to be rightful owners of the bronze as "like the Elgin Marbles with attitude".
The London-born veteran, who lives in Herefordshire, recovered the memento of Saddam's downfall while working alongside a TV crew in April 2003 and unsuccessfully tried to auction it off in aid of injured troops last year.
Describing the furore surrounding the buttock as farcical, Mr Ely questioned how a piece of metal from a statue put up by a dictator could be classified as national cultural property. The ex-soldier asked: "How can it be classed as cultural property when it was put up by the biggest tyrant since Attila the Hun?"
In a statement confirming the arrest, a spokesman for Derbyshire Police said the 66-year-old had been detained on suspicion of breaching Section 8 of the Iraqi Sanctions Order 2003 and had since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Mr Ely said: "American Marines gave it to me and at that time Baghdad was under American control. There wasn't even an Iraqi government and I have since turned it into a piece of war relic art.
"This is like having a chunk of the Berlin Wall - it's part of history but it's not cultural property. The piece has been independently valued at £250,000 and I think that's why the Iraqis want it," Mr Ely said.
Derbyshire Police said the man has been detained on suspicion of breaching the 2003 Iraqi Sanctions Order, which governs the importation of "Iraqi cultural property" - including items of archaeological, historical or religious importance.
The buttock - a 2ft lump of bronze - was saved from being melted down as scrap metal by 52-year-old former SAS soldier Nigel "Spud" Ely after he witnessed Saddam's statue being toppled by US Marines in Baghdad in 2003.
It is understood that the arrested man is connected to Derby-based war art relic company Trebletap, which is attempting to find a buyer for the souvenir on behalf of Mr Ely.
As well as expressing shock at the arrest, Mr Ely described the Iraqi authorities' claim to be rightful owners of the bronze as "like the Elgin Marbles with attitude".
The London-born veteran, who lives in Herefordshire, recovered the memento of Saddam's downfall while working alongside a TV crew in April 2003 and unsuccessfully tried to auction it off in aid of injured troops last year.
Describing the furore surrounding the buttock as farcical, Mr Ely questioned how a piece of metal from a statue put up by a dictator could be classified as national cultural property. The ex-soldier asked: "How can it be classed as cultural property when it was put up by the biggest tyrant since Attila the Hun?"
In a statement confirming the arrest, a spokesman for Derbyshire Police said the 66-year-old had been detained on suspicion of breaching Section 8 of the Iraqi Sanctions Order 2003 and had since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
Mr Ely said: "American Marines gave it to me and at that time Baghdad was under American control. There wasn't even an Iraqi government and I have since turned it into a piece of war relic art.
"This is like having a chunk of the Berlin Wall - it's part of history but it's not cultural property. The piece has been independently valued at £250,000 and I think that's why the Iraqis want it," Mr Ely said.
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At least he's not getting a bum deal.
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Don't be cheeky. 
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The bottom line is that he rear-ly should have arse-ked permission if he was underside-d about taking the arseyfact back home.
It's all a bit of a bummer really. He must've been mortified when the old bill showed up and showed him his rusty sherrif's badge before charging him.
What a hole-y mess.
It's all a bit of a bummer really. He must've been mortified when the old bill showed up and showed him his rusty sherrif's badge before charging him.
What a hole-y mess.
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That's just a load of scuttledbutt.
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I remember being marched into the Crewman Ldr's office at Aldergrove, the kangaroo court had already sat, and being read the riot act before being removed from all future VIP duties for allegedly helping Mrs Patrick Mayhew into the cabin of a Puma by placing a hand on each butt cheek and shoving 
Still not sure how being stood to attention at the port door and offering one steadying hand, which she gratefully took with her free hand got turned into an act that today would have me on a sex offenders register
Still not sure how being stood to attention at the port door and offering one steadying hand, which she gratefully took with her free hand got turned into an act that today would have me on a sex offenders register
Tabs please !
The artefact can't be worth much, it has a hole in it.
Maybe George Galloway wants it as a pillow ?
Maybe George Galloway wants it as a pillow ?
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Maybe he would wear it as a collar?
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The humour here has reached rock bottom now.
Spud should have thought about this a bit more before handling Saddam's bottom.
IMHO the bloke should have envisaged some serious paperwork would come his way when dealing with a bottom that size!
Spud should have thought about this a bit more before handling Saddam's bottom.
IMHO the bloke should have envisaged some serious paperwork would come his way when dealing with a bottom that size!
