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Iraq: Ex-VP given death penalty by hanging
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Source: CCTV.com | 02-13-2007 09:06
Special Report: Iraq in Transition |
In Iraq, a court has raised the sentence against former Iraqi vice president to death by hanging, for killings carried out decades ago. Taha Yassin Ramadan, is the fourth member of the ousted regime of Saddam Hussein to face execution.
Ramadan was silent during the reading of the verdict, but he reacted angrily afterwards, before the judge ordered him to be removed from the courtroom.
The decision had been expected, after an appeals court ruled that Ramadan's previous sentence of life in jail was too lenient.
However, there were mixed reactions toward Ramadan's sentence.
Tareq Harib, Iraqi legal expert, said, "Ramadan committed a crime, so he should be sentenced to death. The court didn't alleviate the sentence for life in jail or any other sentence. The measure taken by the court was right according to law."
