BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence for Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday.I'll be surprised if it really happens that fast. I think there are still other groups wanting a piece of him in court and may not be satisfied if he's hanged, even though that would have been the outcome of their trial as well.
"The appeals court approved the verdict to hang Saddam," said the official, Mouwafak al-Rubaie.
Iraqi High Tribunal rules say the execution must follow a final decision within 30 days.
On Nov. 5, an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam to the gallows for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town after an attempt on his life there.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Saddam to Face Gallows Within 30 Days?
Saddam has lost his final appeal and is supposed to face justice within 30 days:
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