Iraqi Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence
Charles Johnson
Tue Dec 26, 2006 at 9:01 am PST • Views: 368
Saddam Hussein will hang within a month, and possibly much sooner.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld Saddam Hussein’s death sentence for crimes against humanity and said he should hang within 30 days.
“The appeal court has approved the death sentence. They (the government) has the right to choose the date starting from tomorrow up to 30 days. After 30 days it will be an obligation to implement the sentence,” the head of the Iraqi High Tribunal, Aref Abdul-Razzaq al-Shahin, told a news conference.
Frank says: