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As per the reports emerging, Saddam Hussain cousin would be executed within thirty days as the Presidency Council has approved it. Chemical Ali is held by Americans and will be handed over to the Iraqi authorities to carry out the verdict. Chemical Ali is blamed for the death of thousands of people during the Saddam government. His pleaded not guilty to the charges as he said he was carrying out his duty to follow Saddam orders. The timings of the decision are significant as the orders were stopped earlier because of its possible impact on the reconciliation efforts by the Americans to bridge the divide between different factions in Iraq.
Iraq’s three-member Presidency Council has approved the execution of Ali Hassan Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein known as “Chemical Ali,” said a high-ranking Iraqi government official today who was not authorized to speak on the subject.
The official said there was no date set for the hanging, which must be carried out within 30 days. He also said the Presidency Council had agreed only to the execution of Majid, not two codefendants also convicted in June of genocide and other crimes. (Los Angeles Times)
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