Awad Hamed al-Bandar
Awad Hamed al-Bandar عواد حمد بندر السعدون | |
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Head of the Revolutionary Court for Dujail | |
Personal details | |
Born | عواد حمد بندر السعدون 2 January 1945 Execution by hanging |
Occupation | Judge |
Awad Hamad al-Bandar (
Arrest and trial
After the US invasion, he was formally handed over to the interim Iraqi Government in 2004.
Al-Bandar's defence counsel consisted of Bader Awad Hamed Alsa'doon as lead defense and Saadoun Antar al-Janabi (also: Sa'doon al-Janabi). The latter was assassinated on 20 October 2005, one day after being abducted from his home in Baghdad.
Execution
The sentence was widely expected to be carried out on 30 December 2006, shortly before 6:00 AM Iraqi local time. Hussein was hanged at 6:05 AM Iraqi local time (0305
On 3 January 2007, an Iraqi government official told the Associated Press that preparations were under way to hang Saddam's half-brother al-Tikriti, a former intelligence chief, and al-Bandar, the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court on Thursday 4 January 2007.[5] Both were hanged before dawn on 15 January 2007.[6] They were pronounced dead at 3:05 AM (0005 UTC). Al-Bandar's legal counsel was not allowed to attend. Hussein and his half-brother al-Tikriti were also not allowed to have their lawyer present when they were executed.
References
- ^ "AWAD HAMED AL-BANDAR". Trial International. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Jomana Karadsheh (5 November 2006). "Dujail case: Saddam gets death". IBNLive.com. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ "Saddam Hussein Executed by Hanging in Iraq". FOXNews.com. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ "Hussein executed with 'fear in his face'". CNN.com. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ "Reports: Hussein's co-defendants to be hanged Thursday". CNN.com. 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
- ^ "Report: Hussein's half-brother, other co-defendant hanged". CNN.com. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.