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Saddam deserves death penalty, says Bush
Wednesday, December 17 2003 10:11 Hrs (IST)
Washington: US President George W Bush has said that Saddam Hussein deserves "the ultimate
penalty", but the punishment for the former Iraqi ruler will be decided by "the citizens of Iraq".
"I think he ought to receive the ultimate penalty... for what he has done to his people..." Bush said
yesterday (Dec 16, 2003) in an interview with ABC television.
"But that will be decided not by the President of the United States, but by the citizens of Iraq in one form
or another," he said, adding that Iraqis are "capable of conducting the trial themselves".
"He is a torturer, a murderer, and they had rape rooms, and this is a disgusting tyrant who deserves
justice, the ultimate justice," Bush said, according to excerpts of the interview released by ABC
television.
The deposed Iraqi ruler was arrested on Saturday by US troops. He is currently under interrogation by
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents.
PTI
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