Iraq VP surprised by timing of Saddam co-defendant executions
Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi said Tuesday that he was taken by surprise by the hangings Monday of former Saddam Hussein-era Revolutionary Court judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti...
Curtis Doebbler : "The United States and Iraqi government carried out the summary, arbitrary and extra-judicial executions of Mr. Barzan al-Tikriti and Judge Awad Hamad al-Bandar. The executions were carried out in violations...
Former Saddam-era Revolutionary Court judge Awad Hamed al-Bandar and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti , sentenced to death with Saddam Hussein in November in connection with crimes against humanity committed...
Giovanni Di Stefano : "On the 3rd January 2007 I saw both Judge Al Bandar and Barzan Al Tikriti at Camp Cropper. On the 5th January 2007 I duly presented to the Iraqi High Tribunal a motion...
Iraq president calls for delay in hanging of Saddam co-defendants
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that the execution of two co-defendants of Saddam Hussein should be delayed "to see what the circumstances are," without offering any further explanation. Awad...
Lawyers for Saddam co-defendants make last efforts to stop executions
Lawyers for Awad Hamed al-Bandar , former chief judge of Iraq's Saddam Hussein-era Revolutionary Court, and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al Tikriti , the two Saddam Hussein co-defendants sentenced to...
Promised hangings of Saddam co-defendants show disregard for 'rule of law': HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Iraqi government on Monday not to carry out the anticipated executions of two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, saying that if the executions are carried out, they will further...
Hangings of Saddam co-defendants slated 'this week' as Iraq rejects UN call for halt
An Iraqi government spokesman said Sunday that the execution orders for two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, former chief judge of Iraq's Hussein-era Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar and former Iraqi intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti [GlobalSecurity profile;...
EU blasts death penalty as Saddam co-defendants await execution
The Presidency of the European Union , currently held by Germany, reiterated the EU's opposition to the death penalty "under all circumstances" in a statement released Friday, as two Saddam Hussein co-defendants in Iraq...
Passion and Law in Iraq: Reflections on Saddam Hussein's Execution
JURIST Guest Columnist Chibli Mallat, visiting professor at Princeton University and a Middle East human rights lawyer who in 2003 turned down an invitation to join what became the Iraqi High Tribunal which eventually tried Saddam Hussein and sentenced him...
