Iraq Court Sentences Tareq Aziz to Death

by Naharnet Newsdesk 26 October 2010, 13:21

Iraq's supreme criminal court sentenced former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to death on Tuesday, state television reported, the first death sentence handed down against the longtime international face of the Saddam Hussein regime.

"The supreme criminal court issued an execution order against Tareq Aziz for his role in eliminating religious parties," the television reported.(AFP)

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