Fast Facts: Saddam Aides to Be Tried

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Within the next 48 hours, Saddam Hussein and the following individuals and their designation on the U.S. military's 55 Most Wanted Iraqis as portrayed on a deck of cards, will be formally charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal (search) for crimes against the Iraqi people and human rights violations:

1. Saddam Hussein (search); president; detained Dec. 13

2. Ali Hasan al-Majid (search), also known as Chemical Ali for his role in chemical weapons attacks against the Kurds; No. 5 (King of Spades) on the most wanted list; detained Aug. 21

3. Aziz Saleh al-Numan (search); Baath Party Baghdad regional command chairman; No. 8 (King of Diamonds) on the most wanted list; detained May 22, 2003

4. Barzan Ibrahim al-Hassan al-Tikriti (search); presidential adviser and Saddam's half brother; No. 38 (5 of Clubs) on the most wanted list; allegedly the chief organizer of a clandestine group of companies and funds handling Saddam's money; detained April 16, 2003

5. Kamal Mustafa Abdullah al-Tikriti (search); secretary of the Republican Guard; Saddam's son-in-law; No. 10 (Queen of Clubs) on the most wanted list; detained May 17, 2003

6. Muhammed Hamza al-Zubaydi (search); retired revolutionary command council member; a leader of the 1991 suppression of the Shiite rebellion; No. 9 (Queen of Spades) of the most wanted list; detained April 20, 2003

7. Sabir Abdul Aziz Al-Douri (search); governor of Baghdad; head of military intelligence during the 1991 Gulf War; detention date not known

8. Abid Hamid Mahmoud al-Tikriti (search), presidential secretary; he oversaw personal security force; detained June 16, 2003. No. 4 (Ace of Diamonds) on the most wanted list

9. Sultan Hashim Ahmad (search); defense minister; No. 27 on the most wanted list; detained Sept. 19.

10. Taha Yassin Ramadan (search); Iraqi vice president; revolutionary command council member; No. 20 (10 of Diamonds) on the most wanted list; detained Aug. 20

11. Tareq Aziz (search); former deputy prime minister; former foreign minister; No. 25 (8 of Spades) on the most wanted list; detained April 25, 2003.

12. Watban Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti (search); presidential adviser and Saddam's half brother; No. 37 (5 of Spades) on the most wanted list; detained April 13, 2003

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