Citaat:Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
November 05, 2006
FORMER Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging after being found guilty of crimes against humanity at his trial in Baghdad.
Saddam, 69, and seven co-accused were charged with crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shi'ite villagers after an attempt on his life in the town of Dujail in 1982.
The ousted president, visibly shaken, shouted out "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) and "Long live the nation!" when the verdict was handed down.
The Iraqi High Tribunal also handed down death sentences to former revolutionary chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bander and Saddam's half brother and former intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti.
Former Iraqi vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life in prison.
A death sentence or life imprisonment generates an automatic appeal, delaying any execution by months at least. Saddam has said he wants to face a military firing squad, not the hangman.
A former Baath Party official, Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted and immediately freed for lack of evidence.
Three other party officials, including a father and son, were sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for torture and premeditated murder.
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