Iraq: Five ex-officials facing execution in Iraq

Index Number: MDE 14/038/2011
Date Published: 18 July 2011
Categories: Iraq

Five Iraqi men who were officials under Saddam Hussain before his overthrow in 2003 face imminent execution after they were handed over to Iraqi authorities by the US military on 14 July. If, as expected, the Iraqi presidency ratifies their sentences, they could be executed within days.