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| 'Chemical Ali' appears in court | 'Chemical Ali' appears in court |
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| Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", has appeared in court again in Baghdad. | |
| Majid and 14 other former Saddam regime officials are accused of crimes against humanity. | Majid and 14 other former Saddam regime officials are accused of crimes against humanity. |
| Majid is accused of crushing a Shia uprising in 1991 and overseeing the deaths of 100,000 people. | Majid is accused of crushing a Shia uprising in 1991 and overseeing the deaths of 100,000 people. |
| He has already been sentenced to death for his role in the genocide against Kurds in northern Iraq in 1988. | He has already been sentenced to death for his role in the genocide against Kurds in northern Iraq in 1988. |
| On Monday, Shia witnesses are expected to testify against the 15 in the so-called Shia uprising trial. | On Monday, Shia witnesses are expected to testify against the 15 in the so-called Shia uprising trial. |
| In the last session before a month-long break, witness Laila Kathum accused Saddam Hussein's troops of arresting her relatives and said Majid himself had killed her two sons by throwing them out of a helicopter. | In the last session before a month-long break, witness Laila Kathum accused Saddam Hussein's troops of arresting her relatives and said Majid himself had killed her two sons by throwing them out of a helicopter. |
| Saddam Hussein was executed on 30 December 2006Many Shia rebelled against Saddam Hussein, expecting support from the US Army, which had just defeated the Iraqi forces in the first Gulf War. | Saddam Hussein was executed on 30 December 2006Many Shia rebelled against Saddam Hussein, expecting support from the US Army, which had just defeated the Iraqi forces in the first Gulf War. |
| But US forces withdrew from Iraq and Saddam's security forces put down the rebellion. | But US forces withdrew from Iraq and Saddam's security forces put down the rebellion. |
| On 4 September, Majid's death sentence in another genocide trial was confirmed by an appeals court and under Iraqi law he must be hanged within 30 days. | On 4 September, Majid's death sentence in another genocide trial was confirmed by an appeals court and under Iraqi law he must be hanged within 30 days. |
| Majid and two other top officials in Saddam's regime had been found guilty of organising what was known as the Anfal campaign against the Kurds. | Majid and two other top officials in Saddam's regime had been found guilty of organising what was known as the Anfal campaign against the Kurds. |
| He acquired his nickname Chemical Ali during the operation after poison gas was used. | He acquired his nickname Chemical Ali during the operation after poison gas was used. |
| A notorious massacre at Halabja in March 1988, in which 5,000 people were killed by gas, was not included in the charges as it was seen as being separate from the Anfal campaign. | A notorious massacre at Halabja in March 1988, in which 5,000 people were killed by gas, was not included in the charges as it was seen as being separate from the Anfal campaign. |
| Saddam Hussein was executed in December 2006 after being convicted of ordering the execution of 148 Shia in the village of Dujail in 1982. | Saddam Hussein was executed in December 2006 after being convicted of ordering the execution of 148 Shia in the village of Dujail in 1982. |