Reply #18: Saddam verdict is expected on Nov. 5

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Saddam verdict is expected on Nov. 5
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA,
Associated Press Writer

Mon Oct 16, 7:06 AM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A verdict against Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants charged with crimes against humanity in connection with an anti-Shiite crackdown in the 1980s will be announced Nov. 5, a senior court official said on Monday.

Sentences for those found guilty will be issued the same day, chief investigating judge Raid Juhi told The Associated Press. The former Iraqi leader could be hanged if convicted. However, he could appeal the sentence to a higher, nine-judge court. His co-defendants include his former deputy, Taha Yassin Ramadan, and his half-brother and former intelligence chief Barzan Ibrahim.

The trial began a year ago with the eight defendants facing charges arising from the deaths of nearly 150 Shiites from the town of Dujail after a 1982 assassination attempt against Saddam in the town north of Baghdad.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061016/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_trial