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Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence for Saddam
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=157EE1B:A6F02AD83191E160B84C950229FFCF659574F7DCC14957C0 Ousted leader also
on trial on charges of genocide for 1988 Anfal campaign in which
prosecutors say 180,000 Kurds were killed





Saddam Hussein listens to the prosecution during the 'Anfal' genocide
trial in Baghdad on 20 Dec. 2006A senior Iraqi official says an
appeals court has upheld the death sentence against ousted leader
Saddam Hussein for the 1982 killings of 148 Shi'ite villagers.

National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Rubaie made the announcement in
Baghdad Tuesday.

Under Iraqi law, the death sentence is to be carried out within 30
days.

Last month, an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam to hang for the killings
of the Shi'ites from the town of Dujail after an attempt there to
assassinate Saddam.

The ousted leader is also on trial on charges of genocide for the 1988
Anfal campaign in which prosecutors say 180,000 Kurds were killed.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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