Saddam Hussein Executed

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced toppled leader Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for crimes against humanity.

The ousted president, visibly shaken, shouted out "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Greatest) and "Long live the nation!".


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.

The charges stemmed from the killing of 148 Shi'ite men in Dujail after an assassination attempt against Saddam in 1982.

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.

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براساس احكام صادره از سوى دادگاه جنايى عراق درخصوص پرونده*ى الدجيل، صدام به اعدام محكوم شد.

شبكه*ى العربيه گزارش داد كه در چهل و يكمين جلسه*ى دادگاه صدام و همدستانش درباره*ى پرونده*ى الدجيل كه به رياست قاضى رئوف رشيد عبدالرحمن برگزار شد، صدام به اعدام با چوبه*ى دار

محكوم شد. وى پس از متهم كردن دولت عراق به خيانت، با اخطار رييس دادگاه اخراج شد.

احكام ديگر متهمان الدجيل كه در كشتار *١٤٨ تن از شيعيان در سال *١٩٨٢ در الدجيل با رژيم صدام همكارى كردند

نيز صادر شد:

- طه ياسين رمضان معاون صدام به حبس ابد به علاوه *١٠ سال حبس محكوم شد؛

- برزان تكريتى برادر ناتنى صدام به اتهام قتل و كشتار و وادار كردن مردم به مهاجرت به اعدام با چوبه*ى دار و نيز *١٠ سال حبس محكوم شد؛

- عواد بندر قاضى دادگاه انقلاب و معاون رييس دفتر صدام به اعدام محكوم شد؛

- محمد عزاوى به دليل نبود مدارك كافى عليه وى آزاد شد؛

- على دايح على و عبدالله رويد هر كدام به *٢٢ سال حبس محكوم شدند؛

- ناصر عبدالله كاظم به *١٥ سال حبس محكوم شد؛

قاضى دادگاه اعلام كرد كه اين حكم با اجماع صادر شده است.

هم*رمان با برگزارى جلسه*ى دادگاه براى صدور حمك صدام و همدستانش،* خمپاره*اى به منطقه*ى الاعظميه*ى بغداد اصابت كرد.

اين در حالى است كه رييس دادگاه، رمزى كلارك از اعضاى تيم دفاعى را به دليل توهين به مردم عراق و دادگاه اخراج كرد.

محاكمه*ى صدام در حالى در تاريخ *٢٧/٠٧/٨٤ آغاز شد كه وى در تاريخ *١١/٤/٨٣ در اولين جلسه*ى دادگاه قضايى عراق حاضر شد و تفهيم اتهام گرديد.

نزديك به **٥٠٠ اتهام عليه صدام مطرح شده است اما مقامات دادگاه تصميم گرفتند تنها در **١٢ مورد صدام را محاكمه كنند كه در اين ميان اشاره به حمله به ايران نشده است.

دادگاه موارد كلى اتهامى صدام را اينگونه برشمرد: آزار و شكنجه*ى زندانيان، مصادر اموال، تجاوز به نواميس مردم، جرايم انسانى و غير اخلاقي، محروم كردن مردم از حقوق قانوني*شان، دستگيرى و ترور نخبگان علمى و ديني، جنايات مربوط به حلبچه و كشتار عشيره بارزاني، جنگ عليه ايران، سركوبى قيام شيعيان و كردها در سال **١٩٩١، از بين بردن زير بناى اقتصادى عراق، ربودن ثروت*هاى ملي، فساد اخلاقي، مالى و ادارى.

دجيل شهرى است در **٥٠ مايلى شمال بغداد كه به عنوان يكى از مراكز فعاليت اپوزيسيون در زمان قدرت صدام مطرح بود. مصاحبه با شاهدان عينى قتل*عام **١٤٨ نفر از ساكنان اين شهر از زمان سقوط صدام به اين سو از جمله مصاحبه مه **٢٠٠٣ بوسيله آسوشيتدپرس، زواياى اين جنايت را بيشتر مشخص كرده است. در سال **١٩٨٢ اين شهر به عنوان يكى از مراكز مهم فعاليت حزب شيعى الدعوه بود كه با جنگ صدام عليه ايران مخالفت جدى مي*كرد. زمانى كه صدام و همراهان او در **٨ ژوييه **١٩٨٢ براى شركت در اجلاسى وارد دجيل شدند، مردان مسلح حزب الدعوه به روى صدام و همراهان وى آتش گشودند به طورى كه درگيرى بين آنها ساعت*ها طول كشيد.

در نهايت اين هلي*كوپترهاى نظامى و تانك*هاى ارتش عراق بودند كه توانستند صدام و همراهان او را از خطر مرگ برهانند.

پس از اين واقعه پليس مخفى عراق خانواده*هاى اين شهر را يكجا جمع كردند، درختان ميوه، باغات و خانه*ها را تخريب كردند و حدود **١٥٠ نفر از اهالى شهر از جمله نوجوانان را پس از يك محاكمه صورى اعدام كردند.

دادگاه*هاى صدام كه تاكنون در آنها پرونده*ى الدجيل و الانفال بررسى شده است، با فراز و نشيب*هاى بسيار و تغييرات گوناگونى همراه بوده است. اولين قاضى دادگاه "رزگار محمد امين" از كردهاى عراق بود كه پس از چند جلسه به دليل آنچه دخالت دولت در كارش و مسائل شخصى ناميد، استعفا كرد. با استعفاى وى قاضى رئوف رشيد عبدالرحمن انتخاب شد كه وى نيز از اهالى حلبچه عراق بود. رسيدگى به پرونده*ى الدجيل **٤٠ جلسه طول كشيد.

در اين جلسات خليل الدليمي، رياست تيم دفاعى را برعهده داشت و در تيم دفاعى رمزى كلارك، دادستان آمريكا در دهه*ي**١٩٦٠ و گروهى حدودا **٢٠ نفره از وكلاى عرب و غير عربى حضور داشتند. هم*چنين چند تن از وكيلان مدافع تيم دفاعى در جريان برگزارى جلسات ترور شدند.

جعفر الموسوى نيز دادستانى دادگاه صدام را برعهده داشت.

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Security boost for Saddam verdict

All military leave has been cancelled in Iraq as part of increased security ahead of Sunday's expected verdict against Saddam Hussein.
Other measures will include a 12-hour-long curfew in Baghdad, Diyala, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces.

Saddam supporters have threatened more violence if he is sentenced to death.

"Does anyone really believe he will get a not-guilty verdict or just a life sentence in prison?," said one of his lawyers, Najeen al-Nuaimi.

The verdict comes amid increased violence - 83 bodies, some showing signs of torture, were found in Baghdad alone in the past 36 hours.

Saddam Hussein and co-defendants are accused of ordering the deaths of 148 Shias in 1982 in the village of Dujail, following an assassination attempt on the former president.

Reaction 'not surprising'

Baghdad residents said there were no extra security measures in force on Saturday.

The curfews are to be enforced from 0600 (0300 GMT) on Sunday, with vehicles and pedestrians banned from the streets.

A violent reaction would not be surprising in Saddam Hussein's home province of Salahuddin, north of Baghdad, nor in Anbar to the west of the capital, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad.

We know what is going to happen with us, but we will appeal against the verdict, although it will not change and will be carried out

Najeen al-Nuaimi
Saddam Hussein defence counsel

Many of his former police, senior army officers and Baath Party officials lived in the two main towns there - Falluja and the provincial capital Ramadi.

But elsewhere, there may be celebrations as there were when Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Husay were killed, our correspondent says.

Mr Nuaimi - a member of Saddam Hussein's defence team - told al-Jazeera television that the overall atmosphere and the military measures being taken suggested a death sentence was about to be passed.

"You can judge a book by its cover," he said.

Mr Nuaimi said they would appeal against the verdict, but "to a committee that is unfortunately composed of members of the same committee that is currently trying the president".

"We know what is going to happen with us, but we will appeal against the verdict, although it will not change and will be carried out."

US-Iraq disagreements

The verdict is due to come two days before mid-term elections in the US - where Iraq has been a hot topic.


Saddam Hussein is being tried on charges of crimes against humanity

More than 100 US troops were killed in October - the fourth deadliest month for US troops since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Recent days have seen a number of public disagreements between US and Iraqi officials about attempts to improve security.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has faced pressure to deliver on security, and take tougher action against sectarian militias.

He has blamed the Americans for the deteriorating situation, criticising the quality of equipment and training given to the Iraqi government forces.

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Saddam Hussein has been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. Saddam and his co-defendants were charged with crimes against humanity for the murders of villagers following a 1982 assassination attempt.




The judge has convicted many of the co-defendents, as well. The first death sentence was handed out to the head of Iraq's former Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar. He was sentenced to death by hanging.

Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan
Ibrahim, was also sentenced to death by hanging.

Former Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramdan was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for premeditated murder. Three other Saddam co-defendants have been found guilty of murder and torture and sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

The chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial in Baghdad, Iraq, has acquitted a lesser defendant, citing lack of evidence.

The judge ordered one of Saddam's lawyers, former U-S Attorney General Ramsey Clark, expelled from the session.

Tune in to NEWS CENTER'S Morning Report for the latest on this developing story.

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Saddam Hussein to hear his fate

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Saddam Hussein could be sentenced Sunday to death by hanging for his role in a brutal crackdown nearly 25 years ago in Dujail -- the once obscure Iraqi town that is now a symbol of his regime's cruelty.

The Iraqi High Tribunal is to convene in Baghdad to render verdicts and sentences for Hussein and seven co-defendants for their roles in a widescale, systematic attack on the Shiite town after someone tried to assassinate Hussein during a visit on July 8, 1982.

The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for the former dictator and two other defendants -- Barzan Hassan, Hussein's half-brother and former head of the intelligence agency, and Taha Yassin Ramadan, a former member of Hussein's Revolutionary Command Council.

The five-member tribunal will meet amid heavy security and sweeping curfews in Baghdad and elsewhere, as authorities brace for violent reactions to the verdicts.

This chapter of the much-criticized trial, which began in October 2005, comes nearly three years after U.S.-led forces plucked Hussein out of hiding and a few days before U.S. midterm elections on November 7.

Automatic appeals
Court and government officials painted a picture for reporters of what might unfold on Sunday.

Because the judgments could amount to hundreds of pages, the judges may read summarized versions. It is expected that the lower-ranking defendants will be dealt with before Hussein.

Reaching a verdict and sentence requires a majority vote among the five judges, and it is up to the trial's chief judge whether to allow defendants and their attorneys to speak.

If a defendant is found guilty, he can appeal. But the appeals process is dependent on the sentence. A sentence of life imprisonment or death allows for an automatic appeal.

There is no limit on how long the appellate judges have to review the case file, but the statute states that a death sentence should be carried out within 30 days after all appeals are exhausted.

Outbursts and walkouts
The Dujail trial, the first in what is a series of proceedings against former regime officials, began October 19, 2005, and ended July 27. It was a turbulent courtroom battle witnessed on TV across the globe.

It was marked by outbursts and harangues from Hussein and his co-defendants, lawyer walkouts, much-criticized court actions, and complaints from lawyers about poor security. There were grave concerns about security for legal teams and their families; three defense lawyers were killed.

Witness testimony and prosecutors got their case across, however. According to court documents, the military, political and security apparatus in Iraq and Dujail killed, arrested, detained and tortured men, women and children in the town. Homes were demolished and orchards were razed.

The Revolutionary Court sentenced 148 males to death, with Saddam's signature ratifying the order.

But there were other deaths as well -- nine people were killed during the destruction of orchards, and many of the 399 people who had been detained were either killed or remain missing.

Hussein, Hassan and Ramadan are charged with willful killing, deportation or forcible transfer of population; imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental norms of law; torture; enforced disappearance of persons, and other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering; or serious injury to the body or to the mental or physical health.

The prosecution is leaving the verdict and sentencing of Awad Hamad al-Bandar, the head of the Revolutionary Court, to the court's discretion. He is charged with willful killing by issuing the death sentences for the 148 people.

The remaining defendants are lower-level Baath Party officials from Dujail, who were charged with informing on Dujail residents who later died in prison or were sentenced to death. They are Abdullah Kadhem Ruwaid, Ali Dayem Ali, Mohammed Azzawi Ali, and Mizher Abdullah Ruwaid.

The prosecution wants the charges against Mohammed Azzawi Ali dropped, and leniency for the others.

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Good!!
He deserves much worse...

[Khorsheed]

OOOOOH YEAA . . . Justice is Served !!!! i was expecting them to shoot him to death .. but ..hanging is good too !!

[donsaeid]

shooting isnt good for for him! if he is killed by shooting he has died honorful! like a soldier! like a hero!

but hanging is for murderers, rapists, thives!

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Ba'ad az Saddam,nobat-e akhoundast... hamashun ro bayad dar zad ! beh jorm-e koshtar-e mellat-e Iran !

Har kasi mokhlaf-e azadi hast va ranj va azab beh mardom mideh, behtar az in ayandei nakhahad dasht !

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International resonance of Iraq verdict

The trial of Saddam Hussein was supposed to mark an important moment in a process of turning Iraq from dictatorship to the rule of law.

However, it might turn out to be just another event in the catalogue of chaos that has engulfed the country.

Its long-term importance might lie more in its effect on a growing body of international law trying to deal with government repressions.

Effect in Iraq uncertain


It appears unlikely that the outcome of the trial will materially alter the differing levels of warfare going on in Iraq - the jihadist attacks, the nationalist insurgency, the communal conflicts and the militia rivalries. These are too engrained and have too many deep causes to be changed by one event, however dramatic.

From the survivors' and the relatives' point of view however - and in this case, there were 148 victims from the village of Dujail who died in retributions following an ambush on Saddam Hussein there - there is at least the knowledge that justice has been done.

Of the power of the evidence there is no doubt. Villagers were able to come face to face with Saddam Hussein and tell of the torture and retaliation employed by the interrogators who sought to establish the extent of the opposition in that region.

The methods showed in detail how Saddam Hussein managed to maintain control over the country.

The former president's reaction was revealing as well. He justified the actions by wondering why the state should not take measures against a rebellion and at one moment said he had other, more important things on his agenda than to worry about what his subordinates were doing. He also of course dismissed the right of the court to try him anyway.

The trial established that there was a chain of command to the top and that sets an important precedent for any future ruler who tries to avoid responsibility.

Another important aspect of this trial is that Iraqis themselves have run it. That was one of the principles at stake here. Many other trials of dictators have been international interventions - the Nuremberg trials, the Rwanda trials and the former Yugoslavia trials.

This one has perhaps set a trend that people who overthrow dictators - or who have their dictators overthrown by others, as in this case - can organise justice themselves.

Criticism of court

The quality of justice in the case has however been questioned by some outside bodies.

Malcolm Smart, Director of the Middle East and North Africa for Amnesty International said: "Amnesty opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we deplore the death penalty in this case.

"It is because we consider that the trial was flawed in serious ways that it is more concerning that the death penalty should be imposed."

He listed his group's concerns about the trials.

"The independence and impartiality of the court was impugned. There was political interference. The first judge resigned, the second was barred for being a former member of the Baath party, the only political entity at the time, and the third judge had relatives who were killed in Halabje [where Kurds were gassed by Saddam Hussein's forces].

The trial perhaps assumes an international legal importance greater than its impact in Iraq itself


"The security of the court was also impossible to keep. Three defence lawyers were murdered. Saddam himself had no access to legal advice for a year. There were also problems with the defence's ability to function."


International legal pattern

The trial takes its place on the growing list of tribunals that are slowly but surely establishing a new body of international law that can be used against repressive rulers.


And looked at from this perspective, the trial perhaps assumes an international legal importance greater than its impact in Iraq itself.

One of the principles of the legal trend is that justice if possible should remain within the country affected.

However, this is not going to be possible in all cases. It was not possible in the former Yugoslavia or in Rwanda and this is why special courts were set up.


But in any event, pinning responsibility on someone is the key element.

Role of ICC

Now the International Criminal Court has been established.

The ICC was agreed in a treaty in 1998 signed by 100 countries (not including the United States). It is seeking to exert its authority in three cases.

These involve the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Sudan.


The first case is that of Thomas Lubanga, leader of a militia known as the Union of Congolese Patriots. He was the first person to be arrested under an ICC warrant and faces charges in the first instance of using child soldiers.

In the second case, the main defendant Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, is still at large. He is accused of crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and enslavement.

The third case is at an earlier stage. It involves, following a referral from the UN Security Council, an investigation of Sudanese government officials and generals in Darfur.

If the ICC can make a success of these cases, it will be on its way to showing that it will count. It already claims to be influential, with, for example, the Colombian army now having to take ICC concerns into account when planning operations against guerrillas.

There is therefore much more of a legal thicket surrounding major crimes involving governments these days.


The Saddam trial is part of that, whatever its successes or failures.

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Iraq govt hails Saddam verdict, Sunnis complain

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite-led government said Saddam Hussein had got what he deserved when an Iraqi court sentenced him to hang, but a senior Sunni Arab member of parliament dismissed Sunday's verdict as political.

The discrepancy highlighted sectarian divisions that have turned violent since U.S. forces overthrew Saddam in 2003.

"He is facing the punishment he deserves," Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite Islamist, said in a televised address to the nation two hours after the verdict.

A senior Sunni Arab parliamentarian, who asked not be quoted by name for fear of sectarian reprisals, said, however: "This is a political verdict from a political court."

Maliki said last month that Saddam's execution could not come soon enough, fuelling charges of political interference. But on Sunday he emphasized the independence of the court system.

"Justice is stronger than its enemies and the law will win," Maliki said. "For me his (Saddam's) sentence does not represent anything because executing him is not worth the blood he spilled ... but it may bring some comfort to the families of the martyrs."

"Executing Saddam will not bring a loved one back from the dead or a senior cleric like Sadr," he added, referring to Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr who was killed in 1999.

The murdered cleric's son Moqtada al-Sadr, a key supporter of Maliki, is also leader of the Mehdi Army militia accused by Sunnis of some of the worst of recent death squad killings.
Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, a Kurd, told Reuters: "The court has proven to be professional and just. Saddam was given the justice he denied to the people of Iraq over 35 years.

"I hope the verdict will bring closure to this tragic and brutal episode in Iraqi history. We must never forget and we must always be vigilant never to let tyranny rise here in Iraq ever again -- but it's time to move on."

Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of the most powerful Shi'ite Islamist bloc in the government, praised the verdict but said now was the time for Iraqis to unite:

"Saddam is gone ... His tyranny and injustice are over forever," Hakim told his party's television channel.

"What happened to him is a lesson for everyone -- all tyrants will get what they deserve at the hands of those who suffer injustice," said Hakim, who previously led the Badr Brigade militia, which fought Saddam from exile in Iran.

"I call on all Iraqis to unite."

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صدام حسين، رهبر پيشين عراق، به اعدام با طناب دار محکوم شد. در جلسه پايانی دادگاه که روز يکشنبه 5 نوامبر در ميان تدابير شديد امنیتی در بغداد، پايتخت عراق، برگزار شد، قاضی رئيس جمهور سابق عراق را به جرم 'جنايت عليه بشريت' به اعدام محکوم کرد.

[Sepideh_UK]

Look @ him....
lool

[Rasputin]

صدور حکم اعدام برای صدام حسين، رهبر سابق عراق، با استقبال رييس جمهوری آمريکا و ابراز مخالفت و نگرانی مقامات اتحاديه اروپا مواجه شده است.
در واکنش نسبت به رای دادگاه ويژه محاکمه صدام حسين و گروهی از مقامات رژيم سابق عراق شامل حکم برای صدام حسين و دو تن از ديگر متهمان، جورج بوش، رييس جمهوری آمريکا، اين احکام را نشانی شاخص از تلاش مردم عراق برای جايگزين کردن حکومت استبدادی با نظام دموکراسی خواند.

وی گفت که صدور اين احکام دستاوردی عمده برای دموکراسی نوپای عراق و حکومت قانونی اين کشور است.

رييس جمهوری آمريکا افزود که به اين ترتيب، قربانيان رژيم سابق عراق تا حدی به عدالتی که خواستار آن بودند دست يافته اند در حاليکه بسياری از مردم عراق هرگز تصور آن را نيز نمی کردند.

پيش از اين، برخی از مخالفان رييس جمهوری آمريکا اعلام حکم اعدام رهبر سابق عراق دو روز قبل از برگزاری انتخابات آمريکا را شک برانگيز قملداد کرده بودند.

به گفته آنان، حکم اعدام در حالی اعلام می شود که بسياری از ناظران معتقدند که انتخابات کنگره و ايالتی آمريکا نوعی همه پرسی در مورد سياست دولت جورج بوش در عراق است.

مقامات کاخ سفيد ضمن ستايش از نظام قضايی عراق، هر نوع "دسيسه ای" برای صدور حکم اعدام عليه صدام حسين در اين زمان به خصوص و برای تاثير گذاری بر رای دهندگان آمريکايی را به شدت تکذيب کرده اند.

مخالفت اروپا

همزمان، تعدادی از کشورهای عضو اتحاديه اروپا از صدور حکم اعدام برای رهبر سابق عراق ابراز ناخرسندی کرده اند.

از جمله مقامات کشورهای فرانسه، هلند، اسپانيا و سوئد با اجرای اين حکم مخالفت کرده و از دولت عراق خواسته اند در جهت ايجاد آشتی ملی تلاش کند و از اجرای اين حکم خودداری ورزد.

مالکی و بوش از صدور احکام اعدام ابراز خرسندی کرده اند

بر خلاف ايالات متحده، مجازات اعدام در تمامی کشورهای عضو اتحاديه اروپا لغو شده است و برخی از حقوقدانان اروپايی خواستار تخفيف حکم اعدام صدام حسين و دو تن ديگر از متهمان پرونده کشتار دجيل به حبس ابد شده اند.

به صدام حسين و ساير محکومان دادگاه حق فرجام خواهی داده شده اما امکان دارد که رسيدگی به درخواست آنان ظرف چند هفته تکميل شود و اکثر ناظران انتظار ندارند دادگاه استيناف احکام قبلی را نقض کند.

همزمان، در مورد حکم دادگاه و اجرای آن بين مقامات ارشد دولت عراق و گروه های سياسی عمده در اين کشور نيز اختلاف نظر وجود دارد.

نوری مالکی، نخست وزير عراق و از شخصيت های شيعه اين کشور، از صدور حکم اعدام استقبال کرده است و آن را حکمی عليه "دوره ای سياه و بی سابقه در تاريخ عراق" خوانده است.

با اينهمه، جلال طالبانی، رييس جمهوری که اين حکم برای اجرا بايد به امضای وی برسد، از مخالفان مجازات مرگ است و معلوم نيست چه تصميمی در مورد رای دادگاه ويژه خواهد گرفت.

در ميان مردم و گروه های مختلف عراقی نيز، شيعيان از صدور حکم اعدام برای صدام حسين استقبال کرده اند در حاليکه برخی گروه های سنی اين حکم را غيرقانونی خوانده اند.

ساکنان شهرک شيعه نشين صدر در بغداد به نشان خرسندی از صدور اين حکم به شادمانی پرداختند ولی در تکريت، زادگاه صدام حسين، تظاهراتی در اعتراض به تصميم دادگاه برگزار شد و تظاهرکنندگان تهديد کردند که از اعدام وی انتقام خواهند گرفت.

دادگاهی ديگر؟

حکم اعدام صدام حسين به جرم صدور دستور قتل 148 تن از شيعيان شهرک دجيل در سال 1982 صادر شده که پس از سوء قصد نافرجام به جان وی صورت گرفت.

تظاهرات تکريت (راست) و شهرک صدر در مخالفت و حمايت از اعدام صدام

علاوه بر صدام حسين، اين پرونده هفت متهم ديگر نيز داشت که از آن ميان، برزان ابراهيم التکريتی، برادر ناتنی صدام، و حامد البندر، قاصی ارشد دادگاه انقلاب عراق، به اعدام با طناب دار محکوم شده اند.

دادگاه برای طاها ياسين رمضان، معاون سابق رييس جمهوری عراق، حکم حبس ابد و برای سه متهم ديگر پرونده هرکدام حکم پانزده سال زندان صادر کرد.

يکی از متهمان اين پرونده که از اعضای حزب بعث عراق بود از اتهامات وارد تبرئه شد.

در حاليکه برخی از مخالفان صدام حسين بی ترديد خواستار اجرای سريع حکم اعدام او هستند، پرونده دجيل تنها يکی از پرونده هايی است که تا کنون عليه صدام حسين به جريان افتاده است.

در حال حاضر، پرونده ای در ارتباط با عمليات نيروهای دولتی عراق عليه کردهای اين کشور - موسوم به عمليات انفال - در دست بررسی است که در جريان آن، هزاران تن از ساکنان مناطق کردنشين جان خود را از دست دادند.

رژيم سابق عراق متهم است که در جريان عمليات انفال، عليه برخی مناطق کرد نشين اسلحه شيميايی به کار برده است.

در ايران نيز برخی از روزنامه ها اظهار داشته اند که گرچه خانواده های کشته شدگان و زخمی های جنگ ايران و عراق از صدور حکم اعدام برای صدام حسين خوشنود شده اند اما می بايست وی در ارتباط با اين جنگ هشت ساله نيز محاکمه و مجازات می شد.