NEW : Ambassador Christopher Hill told CNN 's Diana Magnay on Monday . U.S. handed al-Majeed over to Iraqi authorities shortly before execution , official says . Saddam Hussein 's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed executed . Al-Majeed had been sentenced to death in four separate trials . Execution had been delayed by VP 's refusal to OK the deal and a dispute with his family about whether he was mentally competent enough for lethal injection.
NEW : U.S. handed al-Majeed over to Iraqi authorities shortly before execution , official says . Saddam Hussein 's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed executed . Al-Majeed had been sentenced to death in four separate trials . Execution had been delayed by VP 's refusal to OK the deal and a dispute with his family about whether he was mentally competent enough for lethal injection.