Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali' إعدام ابن عم صدام

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The cousin of Saddam Hussein, known by the nickname "Chemical Ali" for his role in a chemical weapons attack on Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s, will be executed, Iraqi officials said Friday. art.ali.jpg Ali Hassan al-Majeed listens to evidence at his trial in Baghdad in January 2007. Ali Hassan al-Majeed's execution should happen within 30 days, according to a high-ranking official in the office of Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni. The execution was approved by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and the two vice presidents, al-Hashimi and Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shiite, according to a member of parliament speaking on condition of anonymity. Iraqi law requires the three members of the country's presidency council to sign the execution warrant.

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