Explanation of Charges in Saddam Hussein Trial
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The following is an explanation of charges and penalties sought against Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants in their trial for the 1982 massacre of 148 people in Dujail.
CHARGES:
All eight defendants face the same set of charges — broad counts listed in the court's charter under war crimes and crimes against humanity:
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— Premeditated murder.
— Imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement.
— Forced deportation.
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— Torture.
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DEFENDANTS FOR WHOM PROSECUTION SEEKS DEATH PENALTY:
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— Saddam Hussein: former Iraqi president.
— Barzan Ibrahim: Saddam's half brother and Iraq's intelligence chief at time of Dujail killings.
— Taha Yassin Ramadan: Iraqi vice president 1991-2003.
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DEFENDANTS NOT FACING DEATH PENALTY:
— Abdullah Kazim Ruwayyid: Baath Party official in Dujail region, believed responsible for Dujail arrests.
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— Mizhar Abdullah Ruwayyid: Baath official in Dujail and son of fellow defendant.
— Ali Dayih Ali: Baath official in Dujail region.
— Mohammed Azawi Ali: Baath official in Dujail region. Prosecution has asked that he be found innocent due to lack of evidence.
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Prosecution has not indicated what penalty it will seek for Awad Hamed al-Bandar, head of the Revolutionary Court that issued death sentences against Dujail residents.