IRAQ. 'CHEMICAL ALI' FACES DEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi prosecutor sought the death penalty for Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan
an Iraqi prosecutor sought the death penalty for Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Ali", and four other former regime officials accused of crimes against humanity during a 1980s crackdown on Kurds when, prosecution says, 180,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed. The prosecutor, Munqith al-Faroon, suggested a sixth defendant be released for lack of evidence.
The other accused include former director of military intelligence Sabir al-Douri; Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a former defense minister and head of the Iraqi Army 1st Corps during the Anfal campaign; Hussein Rashid Mohammed, former deputy director of operations for the Iraqi Armed Forces; and Farhan Mutlaq Saleh, former head of military intelligence's eastern regional office. If convicted, the defendants could be sentenced to death by hanging.
The other accused include former director of military intelligence Sabir al-Douri; Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai, a former defense minister and head of the Iraqi Army 1st Corps during the Anfal campaign; Hussein Rashid Mohammed, former deputy director of operations for the Iraqi Armed Forces; and Farhan Mutlaq Saleh, former head of military intelligence's eastern regional office. If convicted, the defendants could be sentenced to death by hanging.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press, 02/04/2007)