{"id":4053,"date":"2023-03-26T20:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2023-03-26T20:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T19:30:46","slug":"who-tried-saddam-hussein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/who-tried-saddam-hussein\/","title":{"rendered":"Who tried saddam hussein?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2003, Saddam Hussein was tried by an Iraqi court for the killing of 148 Iraqi Shi’ites in the town of Dujail in 1982. He was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.<\/p>\n

The Iraqi Special Tribunal tried Saddam Hussein.<\/p>\n

Who sentenced Saddam Hussein to death? <\/h2>\n

Judge Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman is the presiding judge in the Al-Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein. In 2006, he sentenced Saddam and some of his top aides to death by hanging. Judge Rauf is a highly respected jurist in Iraq, and his decision in the Al-Dujail trial was widely seen as fair and just.<\/p>\n

Saddam Hussein’s downfall began on March 20, 2003, when the United States led an invasion force into Iraq to topple his government, which had controlled the country for more than 20 years. Saddam’s regime was ended, and he was captured by U.S. forces in December of that year.<\/p>\n

Who opposed Saddam Hussein <\/h3>\n