Iraq: Imminent execution/possible death sentence

Index Number: MDE 14/001/2007
Date Published: 4 January 2007
Categories: Iraq, Middle East And North Africa

Three men named are all at risk of imminent execution. The first two, who were sentenced to death on 5 November after an unfair trial, could be executed as early as 7 January. Former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadhan, though sentenced to life imprisonment, is now likely to be sentenced to death.