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UNITED KINGDOM·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 15, 2003·1 MIN READ

UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein...

UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein must not be executed - because the death penalty would make him a martyr

UK Secretary David Blunkett insisted Saddam Hussein must not be executed - because the death penalty would make him a martyr. The world must wait to see what agreement was reached on how and where the captured Iraqi dictator would be tried, Mr Blunkett said. But he added: "I am against the death penalty, wherever it is applied."
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  • (Sources: Sheffield Star, 15/12/2003)