Amnesty to monitor Saddam trial

[ECH1969]

LONDON - Amnesty International said Tuesday it has sent three delegates to Baghdad to ensure that the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is fair and that it is opposed to applying the death penalty if he is convicted.

"The organisation is concerned that Saddam Hussein and his co-accused should receive a fair trial, one that satisfies international fair trial standards," Amnesty said in a statement.

Fairness was important "both as a matter of principle and also because this trial may establish the pattern for further trials in the future of persons accused of perpetrating gross human rights abuses in Iraq in former years," it said.

Amnesty also said that it is concerned "that Saddam Hussein and his co-accused, if convicted, should not be sentenced to death and executed."

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=14800

[StrafingMoose]

1. Yes

The guy may diserve a death sentence, just like all the people from Europe and the US who supported him knowing he was a murderous monster.

[rodeodance]

2. I am glad they will monitor the trial.

.....LONDON - Amnesty International said Tuesday it has sent three delegates to Baghdad to ensure that the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is fair and that it is opposed to applying the death penalty if he is convicted.