Saddam Trial
So today I was listening to BBC on the radio (I never knw they were being broadcasted on the radio here in the UAE 'wow'). The 'Breaking News' for today was of course, Saddam's trial.
Saddam apparently has 2 personal lawyers and is being judged by 5 Judges. The case that was being tried was one that took place in the year 1982 (if I remember correct). It was when some people opened fire at Mr. Saddam himself, the so-called 'failed assassination'. On this account, he ordered around 140 people to be beheaded(?). Several others were imprisoned and tortured related to this same issue.
Why did they choose this case of all the others, for there are more brutal crimes that he has comitted? Because this was one of the cases in which they had more firm evidence against him, like documents signed by him which ordered the executions.
What the Iraqis think of this? Well, there is a very large portion of them who are literally celebrating inside their hearts to finally see some action being taken against him (most of them being people who lost family and loved ones in his hands). Also, there were people who thought that it is unfair and injust. They say that it is Iraq alone which should have the right to try Saddam for his crimes (I completely agree with that). There are still some others who think that none of this matters to them anymore. What is of concern to them is that they can get their family into safety and re-establish themselves, and turn things to make their lives normal again.
The news reporter also added another interesting comment. That the US was taking this step also to prove to Iraqis that they mean only good and to make sure that justice is served. (not those exact wordings, I forgot)
Ah well, we shall see.
Saddam apparently has 2 personal lawyers and is being judged by 5 Judges. The case that was being tried was one that took place in the year 1982 (if I remember correct). It was when some people opened fire at Mr. Saddam himself, the so-called 'failed assassination'. On this account, he ordered around 140 people to be beheaded(?). Several others were imprisoned and tortured related to this same issue.
Why did they choose this case of all the others, for there are more brutal crimes that he has comitted? Because this was one of the cases in which they had more firm evidence against him, like documents signed by him which ordered the executions.
What the Iraqis think of this? Well, there is a very large portion of them who are literally celebrating inside their hearts to finally see some action being taken against him (most of them being people who lost family and loved ones in his hands). Also, there were people who thought that it is unfair and injust. They say that it is Iraq alone which should have the right to try Saddam for his crimes (I completely agree with that). There are still some others who think that none of this matters to them anymore. What is of concern to them is that they can get their family into safety and re-establish themselves, and turn things to make their lives normal again.
The news reporter also added another interesting comment. That the US was taking this step also to prove to Iraqis that they mean only good and to make sure that justice is served. (not those exact wordings, I forgot)
Ah well, we shall see.
posted by Blue Rose @ 9:18 PM
1 Comments:
At Monday, October 24, 2005 3:39:00 PM,
Ninnevah said…
hmmm, i use to be one of the ppl who'd think that iraqi's should trial him cos theyre the ones that suffered, but then it would be more revenge than justice...but then again that whole eye for an eye thing is justice isnt it?
and also no one else can really understand how much ppl did suffer under his reign, unless you actually lived it...
now i dont really care what happens to him here, i beleive God will punish him enough, so yeah let whatever happens happen.
just dont use the argument that he was a good person, or at the end of his days he repented..im not the one to judge on that but blakh
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