12/03/2009 13:22
Tariq Aziz jailed for 15 years
Iraq’s Supreme Court has sentenced Tariq Aziz, for many years the public face of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, to 15 years imprisonment for his role in the execution of 42 merchants, Ria Novosti reports.
Aziz had denied any role in the summary trials of the men accused in 1992 of profiteering during economic sanctions. The traders were held responsible for raising the cost of goods against a state pricing policy, while Iraq was under United Nations sanctions.