Iraq Reinstates Death Penalty
Well, as TalkLeft forewarned here, that didn't take long. Only now it's official. The new Iraqi Governing Council (appointed by the U.S.) has reinstated the death penalty.
Iraq reinstated capital punishment for people guilty of murder, endangering national security and distributing drugs, the government announced Sunday, saying the death penalty was necessary to help put down the country's persistent insurgency.
Capital punishment was suspended during the U.S. occupation. Under Saddam's regime, some 114 offenses could garner the death penalty. The new law was more restrictive than that had been....Many Iraqis also wanted the death penalty reinstated so it could be applied to Saddam, who faces trial on war crimes charges. It was not immediately clear how the new law would effect Saddam.
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