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Iraqi bishops againt hanging Tareq Aziz

Prelates slam the decision to hang Saddam Hussein’s right hand man. They call for life to be respected. For ordinary Iraqis, the sentence is politically motivated. Saddam’s former Christian minister remains a controversial figure.

Baghdad :– Iraqi bishops and ordinary Iraqis have joined the European Union and the Vatican in criticising the death sentence imposed on Tareq Aziz, former right hand man of Saddam Hussein. Most Iraqi media have done the same. According to the ruling by Iraq’s Supreme Court issued on Tuesday, the former foreign minister is guilty of taking part in the elimination campaign of a number of Shia political groups, like Dawa, to which current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki belongs.
The European Union, through its foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, has called the sentence as “unacceptable”, demanding its suspension. One of Aziz’s lawyers, Badia al-Aref, said he plans to plead with the Vatican to do something to stop the execution. In the meantime, he will launch an appeal.

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