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'Chemical Ali' Gets Second Death Sentence
December 02, 2008 12:29 PM
By Vladimir Lozinski, ABC News Baghdad
"Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid al-Tikriti stood motionless as the judge sentenced him to death Tuesday for his role in crushing a Shiite revolt in southern Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War.
“Praise be to Allah” he responded quietly after the judge read the sentence outloud. A cousin of Saddam Hussein, he was considered one of the most powerful and brutal men in Saddam's inner circle. It is his second death sentence after he was condemned last year to be hanged on five separate charges for his role in a 1980s genocide campaign in the Kurdish northeast. "Chemical Ali" earned his nickname for his poisoned gas attacks on the village of Halabja and his crushing of the Kurdish autonomy campaign that killed up to 100,000 Kurds.
Another two Baath Party officials were condemned to death with him. The charges were over the brutal suppression of the majority Shiite by in the south, which was ordered by Saddam Hussein when he feared an uprising could topple his government. Four others received life sentences and six were sentenced to 15 years in prison. Three were acquitted.
Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Ghafur, a leader of the Baath Party who was also involved in the repression of the uprising, screamed "Down with the Persian-U.S. occupation" and "I will be a martyr of Iraq" as his death sentence was read out. The judge responded with “Shut up, you dirty Baathist."
It is the same Tribunal that sentenced and hanged Saddam Hussein in the killing of more than 140 Shiites after an assassination attempt against him in the early 1980s. The former Iraqi dictator was hanged in December 2006.
It is not known when the sentences will be carried out.
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December 2, 2008 in Vladimir Lozinski | Permalink | User Comments (5)
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So does this mean they are going to kill him twice....
Posted by: samhiguchi | Dec 2, 2008 12:47:10 PM
dude can go suck a big fat one...
Posted by: Jazz | Dec 2, 2008 1:10:56 PM
I am glad,I can't wait to see that bastard hanged.... He did kill too many innocent kurds.... I hope he burns in hell as well with the rest of BAATH party.....bringing the BAATH party down was George W. Bush greatest achievement. A lot of folks might not understand why the USA went to war with Iraq but it was for a good cause. so many people were freed and rescued from cold hearted killers... Millions of iraqi's lost their loved one's by the hands of saddam and his people... I praise President Bush for that.. even though it does not look great in Iraq now but it is much better then what it was like under Saddam Husseins Regime...god bless usa and great heros US Soldiers.
Posted by: jihan | Dec 2, 2008 4:32:57 PM
Anyone related 2 hussein should be killed, cuz he probobably brain washed them all 2, so...
Posted by: You dont want 2 no my name | Dec 2, 2008 9:08:43 PM
I see the sheeple are gathering around to eat the leftovers of what was once a single entity, and now, thanks to Bush, the Shiites and Kurds now have free reign to slice and dice Iraq and steal what they want now that there is no Saddam to stop them. You ignorant-minded ill-informed robots know nothing of the atrocities our own government has inflicted on others for corporate influence and raping the resources of poorer nations out of pure greed. Saddam did no more than any other leader has done in war; he just had the misfortune to have American leaders who wanted him dead and silent... he knew too much and he would have exposed many had they not killed him. Why don't you people read instead of spewing your ignorance for all to read.
Posted by: soso | Dec 3, 2008 6:36:31 PM
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