Saddam Hussein's foreign minister Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting members of Shiite religious parties under the former regime. Aziz took part in a campaign during Saddam's leadership that hunted and executed members of the Shiite Dawa Party. In 1992 he had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the execution of 42 merchants found guilty of profiteering. Although Aziz is already facing a prison sentence, he has not yet appealed the hanging and no one is sure if he will. There is no date as to when he will be put to death, but the Assosiated Press predicted the 74 year-old man will die in prison due to his old age and lengthy prison sentences.
Posted by Christine Steinbeiss
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