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Iraq court begins Saddam verdict Death penalty for Saddam Hussein
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The court in Baghdad trying Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity has begun handing down verdicts to his seven co-defendants. Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging.
The first, Baath Party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, has been acquitted. He was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982.
A further three, not yet named, were all found guilty over the killing of 148 villagers in the mostly Shia town of Dujail and each jailed for 15 years. His co-defendant former judge Awad Hamed al-Bander was also sentenced to death. Former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan got life in jail.
Saddam Hussein is expected to be the last defendant to receive a verdict and could face execution if convicted. Three others received 15 year prison terms, another official was acquitted.