Yes or no?
Firstly this is the crimes he is accused of .. and is most likely to be found guilty for.
- Responsible directly for the death of 2million people.
- 340,000 Iraqis and 730,000 Iranians killed during the Iran-Iraq War
- Use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
- Repeated use of chemical weapons by Iraq against the Kurds.
- Ethnic cleansing of Iraq?s southern Shiites.
- Summary executions of thousands of political opponents.
- Torture of political detainees.
- War crimes committed during and following the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991 on US and British forces
- 1000 Kuwaiti nationals killed following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Approximately 500,000 Iraqi children dead because of international trade sanctions introduced following the Gulf War.
- Over 100,000 Kurds killed or "disappeared"
- 100,000 Shi?ite Muslims killed under his reign and mass graves found by US troops
- Guilty of allowing Iraqi Troops of mistreating, torturing or executing American prisoners of war (POWs), posing as civilians, using non-combatants as human shields, and faking surrenders.
Saddam could face more than one trial , international lawyers say. Just as in the United States, where a criminal can be tried for different offences in separate jurisdictions, he could face additional trials in countries that accuse him of war crimes against their people. This includes Kuwait, Iran, and the United States. The likelihood of these secondary trials occurring remains unknown. Given that the Iraqi court is permitted to impose the death penalty, additional trials may be unrealistic.
If not already given the death penalty Saddam will face trials in a military court for war crimes against the United States under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. He is guilty of mistreating, torturing or executing American prisoners of war (POWs), posing as civilians, using non-combatants as human shields, and faking surrenders. The United States may also attempt to prosecute Iraqi officials for war crimes committed against U.S. forces in the 1991 Gulf War, officials said.
For a regime that was giving the death penalty to anybody who deserted the army for four or five days, it would be outrageous if they were to give Saddam Hussein a life sentence. That just wouldn't drive in Iraq forward towards rebuilding. It?s very symbolic.
Saddam most likely will not be trailed under American, Iraqi or UN Law, but under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which permits the death penalty.
Most likely will be tried for
Genocide
Crimes against humanity
War crimes
Violations of specific Iraqi laws, including: the attempt to manipulate judges, the squandering of public assets and funds, and ?the threat of war or use of the armed forces of Iraq against an Arab country??a crime in Iraq since 1958.
How does the Iraqi tribunal define genocide?
It applies the same definition used by the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide adopted by the United Nations after the mass killings of World War II. Genocide consists of acts?including murder, serious harm, starvation, and forced displacement?undertaken ?with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.?
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I think he must be trialled by Iraqi's for the Iraqi people and I am for the death penalty. I am not condoning the death penalty but I think this is under extreme circumstances.
This is a quote from another forum
Not only that if he is sentenced to life where will he be imprisoned? In Iraq? Can we guarantee that security is at the absolute highest? What if Saddam supporters lead an uprising to free him or you have a situation where they take hostages on a plane or something unless Saddam is let go. I do not want to run this risk. I think the end of Saddam is a driving force for freedom and democracy for Iraq.
I think any man that hurts children should be shot, let alone killing children. He would eye-gauge children so the parents would speak. A brutal man should be put to peace.
Firstly this is the crimes he is accused of .. and is most likely to be found guilty for.
- Responsible directly for the death of 2million people.
- 340,000 Iraqis and 730,000 Iranians killed during the Iran-Iraq War
- Use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
- Repeated use of chemical weapons by Iraq against the Kurds.
- Ethnic cleansing of Iraq?s southern Shiites.
- Summary executions of thousands of political opponents.
- Torture of political detainees.
- War crimes committed during and following the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991 on US and British forces
- 1000 Kuwaiti nationals killed following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
- Approximately 500,000 Iraqi children dead because of international trade sanctions introduced following the Gulf War.
- Over 100,000 Kurds killed or "disappeared"
- 100,000 Shi?ite Muslims killed under his reign and mass graves found by US troops
- Guilty of allowing Iraqi Troops of mistreating, torturing or executing American prisoners of war (POWs), posing as civilians, using non-combatants as human shields, and faking surrenders.
Saddam could face more than one trial , international lawyers say. Just as in the United States, where a criminal can be tried for different offences in separate jurisdictions, he could face additional trials in countries that accuse him of war crimes against their people. This includes Kuwait, Iran, and the United States. The likelihood of these secondary trials occurring remains unknown. Given that the Iraqi court is permitted to impose the death penalty, additional trials may be unrealistic.
If not already given the death penalty Saddam will face trials in a military court for war crimes against the United States under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. He is guilty of mistreating, torturing or executing American prisoners of war (POWs), posing as civilians, using non-combatants as human shields, and faking surrenders. The United States may also attempt to prosecute Iraqi officials for war crimes committed against U.S. forces in the 1991 Gulf War, officials said.
For a regime that was giving the death penalty to anybody who deserted the army for four or five days, it would be outrageous if they were to give Saddam Hussein a life sentence. That just wouldn't drive in Iraq forward towards rebuilding. It?s very symbolic.
Saddam most likely will not be trailed under American, Iraqi or UN Law, but under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which permits the death penalty.
Most likely will be tried for
Genocide
Crimes against humanity
War crimes
Violations of specific Iraqi laws, including: the attempt to manipulate judges, the squandering of public assets and funds, and ?the threat of war or use of the armed forces of Iraq against an Arab country??a crime in Iraq since 1958.
How does the Iraqi tribunal define genocide?
It applies the same definition used by the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide adopted by the United Nations after the mass killings of World War II. Genocide consists of acts?including murder, serious harm, starvation, and forced displacement?undertaken ?with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.?
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I think he must be trialled by Iraqi's for the Iraqi people and I am for the death penalty. I am not condoning the death penalty but I think this is under extreme circumstances.
This is a quote from another forum
Not only that if he is sentenced to life where will he be imprisoned? In Iraq? Can we guarantee that security is at the absolute highest? What if Saddam supporters lead an uprising to free him or you have a situation where they take hostages on a plane or something unless Saddam is let go. I do not want to run this risk. I think the end of Saddam is a driving force for freedom and democracy for Iraq.
I think any man that hurts children should be shot, let alone killing children. He would eye-gauge children so the parents would speak. A brutal man should be put to peace.
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