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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Nov 05, 2006 04:57am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Sunday, November 5, 2006 10:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging.
He was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982.
His half brother Barzan al-Tikriti was also sentenced to death, as was Iraq's former chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bander
Former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan got life in jail and three others received 15 year prison terms.
Another co-defendant, Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted. |
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