Hussein Sentenced to Hang for Crimes Against Iraqis
Thousands Take to Street in Tikrit in Defiance of Curfew
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By John Ward Anderson And Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, November 5, 2006; 9:26 AM
BAGHDAD, Nov. 5 — Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found guilty by a special tribunal Sunday of crimes against humanity for the torture and execution of more than 100 people from a small town north of Baghdad 24 years ago. He was sentenced to death by hanging.
Hussein, 69, was led into the courtroom by seven guards and immediately sat in his chair, refusing to rise for his verdict until Chief Judge Raouf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman ordered guards to force him to his feet.
“Long live the people!” Hussein shouted as the verdict was being announced. “Down with the stooges! Down with the invaders! God is great!”