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may he rott hell.
this guy is literally getting away with murder. hes done so much shit in his life, and he will never be going to court for them... but it seems like the day has come. his half brothers were taken to see him yesterday, and his lawyers have been asked to go and collect his personal stuff. i know this might sound sick, but this is one video which i really hope i get to see.
bbc: Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have confirmed to the BBC that they have been asked to pick up his personal effects.
An Iraqi official has denied that he has been handed from US military to Iraqi custody, following earlier reports that this had happened. Saddam Hussein could be hanged at any time over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution failed. The sentence is for the killings of 148 Shias in Dujail in the 1980s. A trial for a second case, genocide against the Kurds, continues.
'Still with Americans'
According to Iraqi state TV, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said that there will be no delay in carrying out Saddam Hussein's death sentence. "No-one can oppose the decision to execute the criminal Saddam," Mr Maliki was quoted by AFP as saying. "Those who reject the execution of Saddam are undermining the dignity of Iraq's martyrs." Chief defence lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi told the BBC US officials had asked him to appoint someone to collect Saddam Hussein's possessions, or give an address where they could be sent.
The lawyer said the Americans neither confirmed nor denied he was actually handed over from US military custody near Baghdad. Another lawyer told the BBC Saddam Hussein had been seeing members of his family recently. However, Iraqi Deputy Justice Minister Bosho Ibrahim confirmed to the BBC that Saddam Hussein had not been handed over. The time and location of the hanging has not been made public - and may be revealed only after the former president is dead to avoid civil disruption and unrest. The confusion surrounding Saddam's fate comes a day after his lawyer urged the international community to stop him being handed over to the Iraqi authorities for execution.
Mr Dulaimi said Saddam was a prisoner of war and should not be handed to his enemies. In a letter written from his prison cell, he said he was ready to die as a "sacrifice" for Iraq.
Dujail
Saddam Hussein was convicted of human rights abuses in relation to the killings of the 148 Shias in Dujail, north of Baghdad, after a failed assassination attempt against the former Iraqi leader in 1982. Saddam Hussein's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and Iraq's former chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar were also sentenced to death. Former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life imprisonment and three others received 15-year prison terms. Another co-defendant, Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted. The White House has called the ruling a milestone in Iraq's efforts "to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law". Many critics have dismissed the trial as a form of victors' justice, given the close attention the US had paid to it.
Saddam Hussein's defence team had also accused the government of interfering in the proceedings - a complaint backed by US group Human Rights Watch. The 5 November verdict sparked celebrations in Baghdad but protests in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit.
may he rott hell.
this guy is literally getting away with murder. hes done so much shit in his life, and he will never be going to court for them... but it seems like the day has come. his half brothers were taken to see him yesterday, and his lawyers have been asked to go and collect his personal stuff. i know this might sound sick, but this is one video which i really hope i get to see.
bbc: Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein have confirmed to the BBC that they have been asked to pick up his personal effects.
An Iraqi official has denied that he has been handed from US military to Iraqi custody, following earlier reports that this had happened. Saddam Hussein could be hanged at any time over the next four weeks, after an appeal against his execution failed. The sentence is for the killings of 148 Shias in Dujail in the 1980s. A trial for a second case, genocide against the Kurds, continues.
'Still with Americans'
According to Iraqi state TV, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said that there will be no delay in carrying out Saddam Hussein's death sentence. "No-one can oppose the decision to execute the criminal Saddam," Mr Maliki was quoted by AFP as saying. "Those who reject the execution of Saddam are undermining the dignity of Iraq's martyrs." Chief defence lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi told the BBC US officials had asked him to appoint someone to collect Saddam Hussein's possessions, or give an address where they could be sent.
The lawyer said the Americans neither confirmed nor denied he was actually handed over from US military custody near Baghdad. Another lawyer told the BBC Saddam Hussein had been seeing members of his family recently. However, Iraqi Deputy Justice Minister Bosho Ibrahim confirmed to the BBC that Saddam Hussein had not been handed over. The time and location of the hanging has not been made public - and may be revealed only after the former president is dead to avoid civil disruption and unrest. The confusion surrounding Saddam's fate comes a day after his lawyer urged the international community to stop him being handed over to the Iraqi authorities for execution.
Mr Dulaimi said Saddam was a prisoner of war and should not be handed to his enemies. In a letter written from his prison cell, he said he was ready to die as a "sacrifice" for Iraq.
Dujail
Saddam Hussein was convicted of human rights abuses in relation to the killings of the 148 Shias in Dujail, north of Baghdad, after a failed assassination attempt against the former Iraqi leader in 1982. Saddam Hussein's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti and Iraq's former chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar were also sentenced to death. Former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life imprisonment and three others received 15-year prison terms. Another co-defendant, Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted. The White House has called the ruling a milestone in Iraq's efforts "to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law". Many critics have dismissed the trial as a form of victors' justice, given the close attention the US had paid to it.
Saddam Hussein's defence team had also accused the government of interfering in the proceedings - a complaint backed by US group Human Rights Watch. The 5 November verdict sparked celebrations in Baghdad but protests in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit.