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Tariq Aziz guilty of Iraq murders

Source: BBC

Baghdad : Iraq | 8 months ago

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Aziz had denied any role in the summary trials of the men accused in 1992 of profiteering during economic sanctions. A number of top regime figures signed the death warrants of the flour traders, including Ali Hassan al-Majid. Aziz could have faced the death penalty for crimes against humanity.

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