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ERBIL, Feb. 16 (AKnews) - Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's execution was "revengeful" and he should not have been hanged, said a Kurdish judge who participated in the deceased president's trail.
Rizgar Mohammed Amin told Hawler newspaper: "The information the president of a country who ruled the country for 30 years had is different. He should not have been executed because with his execution the files of Kurdish issues were closed and Kurds sustained a loss. They were issue-less."
The judge described the execution as revengeful and illegal. Saddam Hussein was pronounced guilty for crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982 and sentenced to hanging. The sentence was enforced on December 30, 2006, the day of Id al-Dhaha, a religious and holy occasion for Muslims.
Amin headed eight sessions of Hussein's charges for the Dujail massacre but suddenly resigned. He was criticized for being "very gentle" with the accused.
"My concern was that the session run according to international laws and principles," he said, adding that "we should respect those under trail".
He said that international pressure also contributed to his resignation.
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Rizgar Mohammed Amin told Hawler newspaper: "The information the president of a country who ruled the country for 30 years had is different. He should not have been executed because with his execution the files of Kurdish issues were closed and Kurds sustained a loss. They were issue-less."
The judge described the execution as revengeful and illegal. Saddam Hussein was pronounced guilty for crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982 and sentenced to hanging. The sentence was enforced on December 30, 2006, the day of Id al-Dhaha, a religious and holy occasion for Muslims.
Amin headed eight sessions of Hussein's charges for the Dujail massacre but suddenly resigned. He was criticized for being "very gentle" with the accused.
"My concern was that the session run according to international laws and principles," he said, adding that "we should respect those under trail".
He said that international pressure also contributed to his resignation.
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