Hussein Trial, a failure
November 29, 2006
After the recent severe criticism of Saddam Hussein’s trial by Human Rights Watch, experts at the United Nations have come to similar conclusions. A UN group studying arbitrary detention has deemed the trial flawed and has called Hussein’s detention illegal.
The group released its statement yesterday because it believes Hussein’s death penalty must be readdressed due to procedural inconsistencies throughout the trial.
This is not welcome news to the new Iraqi government, which oversaw the Saddam Hussein’s trial. The first significant judicial case executed under this government has now been criticized by two major organizations, one of which is an NGO, the other an IO; with time, more similar reports may be published. This is part of the reason that Iraqi PM Maliki has already stated that Hussein may be hanged by the end of 2006. The Iraqi government knows the trial was illegitimate and it wants to move on.
This is also not welcome news for the US, as it has ostensibly been supporting an Iraqi government which does not conform to standards of democratic behavior. If the US went into Iraq to bring democracy to the region, then the mission has certainly not been accomplished.
November 30, 2006 at 10:06 am
just how things are in this world now. unstability almost everywhere u look into. sad, my freind. sad.
December 29, 2006 at 11:10 pm
[...] That defense makes sense, and considering the flawed trial which brought Hussein the death sentence, it’s quite contentious. Furthermore, it’s something that can spur violence as Iraq still has parts of the country behind him. [...]