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Iraq PM sees Saddam death within weeks |
2006-11-09 |
![]() An appeal court has the power to overturn the verdict or change the sentence, such as commuting it to life imprisonment. Legal experts and officials have said it could be months before appeals are exhausted. Mr al-Maliki, a member of the majority Muslim Shiite community persecuted under Saddam's Sunni-dominated rule, said after the verdict was announced that the fallen dictator had got "what he deserved". |
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