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Iraq High Tribunal opens trial of Saddam-era former deputy PM
April 29, 2008
[JURIST] The trial of former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and seven co-defendants began at the Iraqi High Tribunal [official website] in Baghdad on Tuesday. Aziz, deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein's regime, and his co-defendants are charged in.... [more] 
Trial of Saddam-era former Iraq deputy PM to begin next week
April 24, 2008
[JURIST] The trial of former Saddam Hussein-era Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and six others will begin next week, an Iraqi judicial official said Wednesday. The seven former officials face charges related to the 1992 execution of 42 merchants accused by.... [more]
Bangladesh ex-home minister sentenced to 10 years for illegal weapons possession
October 30, 2007
[JURIST] A Bangladesh special tribunal sentenced former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar to 10 years in jail Tuesday for illegal possession of firearms. Babar, who served as home minister until October 2006, was found guilty of illegally possessing two pistols, a revolver and ammunition. The court.... [more]
Iraqi prosecutor defends death sentence for Saddam-era defense minister
October 27, 2007
[JURIST] Iraqi prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon [JURIST news archive] defended the death sentence for convicted Saddam-era defense minister Sultan Hashim al-Tai [TrialWatch profile] Friday, saying that al-Tai personally oversaw the deaths of 180,000 people during brutal military campaigns against Iraq'.... [more]
Iraq parliament speaker objects to execution of Saddam-era defense minister
October 26, 2007
[JURIST] Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani Thursday objected to the execution of former Saddam Hussein-era Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed al-Tai [TrialWatch profile], joining a group of Iraqi political leaders speaking out against the planned execution. Al-Mashhadani said that.... [more]
US refused to hand over Saddam defense minister for execution: report
October 13, 2007
[JURIST] The US military refused to hand over Saddam Hussein's defense minister for execution in September despite Iraqi government demands, TIME magazine reported Friday. An adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told TIME that US officials refused to deliver Sultan Hashem Ahmed al-Jubouri al-.... [more]
UN SG appoints panel to select judges for Special Tribunal for Lebanon
October 12, 2007
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that he would appoint [press release] Judge Mohamed Amin El Mahdi, Judge Erik Mose and Nicolas Michel [official profiles] to the selection panel that will recommend the judges and chief prosecutor for the new Special Tribunal for Lebanon [UN.... [more]
'Chemical Ali' ordered executions: court testimony
September 24, 2007
[JURIST] Saddam Hussein's cousin and former Iraqi defense minister Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], also known as Chemical Ali, ordered the execution of 25 villagers at a time as he crushed a Shi'a uprising [HRW backgrounder] in southern Iraq following the 1991 Persian Gulf.... [more]
Netherlands invites UN to finalize hosting details for Hariri tribunal
September 11, 2007
[JURIST] The Dutch government has invited UN representatives to discuss final arrangements for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon [UN materials] it has agreed to host [JURIST report] to try suspects for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news archive], Dutch.... [more]
Iraq president objects to execution of Saddam-era defense minister
September 7, 2007
[JURIST] Iraqi President Jalal Talabani [BBC profile] Friday objected to the planned execution of former Saddam-era Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai [TrialWatch profile], saying that al-Tai should receive clemency because he was only acting under the threat of death from Saddam and had.... [more]
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