Erbil, Kurdistan
Region (Iraq), January 5, -- Judge Rizgar Mohammed
Amin, member of Kurdistan Appeals Court and the
former chief judge in the Dujail case, on Thursday
said the Iraqi law does not permit death sentences
to be carried out on public holidays and religious
occasions.
"I’m not commenting on the execution of former Iraqi
president Saddam Hussein. I’m merely referring to
the law. There is a straight article in the second
chapter of the Iraqi penal code number 23 issued in
1971 which handles the issue of carrying out the
death sentence,” Rizgar said.
The law “states that it is not permissible to carry
out and execution during public holidays and the
religious occasions of the convict’s faith. This is
an article that should not be violated,” he said.
Several Arab, Moslem and western countries have
expressed resentment at the timing of Saddam’s
execution at the dawn of the first day of the Moslem
Eid al-Adha (Bairam). |
Rizgar Amin, Former Chief judge in the trial of
Saddam Hussein
Photo : AFP |
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