On December 30, 2006, Iraq, a Middle Eastern country that has long attracted the attention of the international community, once again sparked a heated global debate with a piece of news. This time, however, the focus is not on war or oil, but on one person – Saddam Hussein.
If you've paid a little attention to international news, you'll be familiar with the name. The Gulf War, the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraq War, these seemingly incompatible events in the era of peace, all have the same figure behind them - Saddam Hussein.
In Iraq in the Middle East, Saddam Hussein, as a tyrant who has been at the helm of Iraq for 24 years, has a historical influence that cannot be underestimated. However, it is a pity that this former leader was finally hanged because of the trial of his own country.
Although there is the intervention of the United States behind the scenes, on the bright side, Saddam Hussein is still a former ** who was executed by his own country. In such a situation, a judge named Rauf Abdul-Rahman attracted everyone's attention.
He was the one who ended up sending Saddam to the gallows.
Saddam's trial was fraught with twists and turns, as his arrest was not carried out through normal channels, but was captured by the United States and handed over to Iraq. This makes the trial no longer just a matter of law, but also a political and diplomatic struggle.
However, what is the truth behind Rahman's decision to execute his country's former leader with such a heavy sentence as an Iraqi? So, what is the end of this Rahman who dares to defy the world's condemnation?
The United States is not a 'self-contained' country, and it is particularly coveted over oil reserves in the Middle East. However, Iraq's Saddam Hussein resolutely resisted the United States, which made the United States very angry and regarded Iraq as a thorn in its side.
In 2003, the United States launched a war against Iraq without the authorization of the United Nations on the grounds that Iraq has mass destruction**, together with the United Kingdom, Australia, Poland and other NATO countries. ”
Under high-sounding reasons, the United States openly claims that their goal is to help Iraq overthrow Saddam's rule and establish a democratic regime. It took only 21 days for the US military, with its strong military strength, to successfully capture the capital of Iraq, and Saddam's regime collapsed like a fragile phantom in an instant.
While Saddam Hussein and his Baathist allies narrowly escaped by hiding ahead of time, the U.S. military still has two pressing tasks to tackle even after taking Iraq.
In the Iraq War, the two main goals of the United States were to find mass destruction** and capture Saddam. However, despite a 1,400-strong search team conducting a carpet search of Iraq, mass destruction** was never found.
For the hunt for Saddam, which became especially important due to the failure of the search for mass destruction**. The U.S. military needs Saddam's heinous crimes to justify its own war.
According to general logic, after a defeated "general" loses the protection of power, Saddam's whereabouts should be easily detected. However, even though the US military occupied most of Iraq's territory, it never found Saddam, which was unexpected.
Before the US military stormed Baghdad, Saddam Hussein made his last public appearance. Since then, his whereabouts have been a mystery. However, even with this well-known information, the American side could not confirm whether he was indeed present.
As the leader of the Middle East, Saddam Hussein has faced numerous assassinations and dangers over the past few decades. And one of the most important reasons why he can be safe and sound is that there are many unidentified stand-ins around him, they are all personally selected by Saddam Hussein, and carefully shaped by plastic surgeons, regardless of height, body shape, and demeanor, they are almost exactly the same as Saddam himself.
According to people familiar with the matter, even people who have frequent contact with Saddam Hussein often have difficulty identifying the person standing in front of him as himself. However, the power of money is powerful.
After arresting many former senior Iraqi leaders, the U.S. military bribed one of Saddam's bodyguards and finally found his hiding place. On December 13, 2003, after eight months of intense searching, Saddam Hussein landed in a small town farm in his hometown of Tikrit**.
The news quickly made headlines around the world. How the United States will deal with Saddam Hussein has also become the focus of global attention.
1.On the 10th of the following month, the United States officially declared Iraq's former Saddam Hussein a prisoner of war. In the course of the trial, the successful replacement of judges marks the removal of a major thorn in the eyes of the US military in the Middle East, and at the same time can provide a perfect "scapegoat" for the US military to deliberately send troops to Iraq.
2.The next task of the US military is to convict Saddam, but this cannot be decided by the US side itself, and the best way is to let Iraq make Saddam's crimes public through a public trial.
Under the guidance of the coalition forces, Iraq set up a temporary ** institution called the "High Court" to collect and try Saddam's crimes. On 30 June 2004, the United States announced the transfer of custody of Saddam Hussein to Iraq, meaning that his status was changed from a prisoner of war to a defendant.
The Iraqi side finds it very difficult for the United States to clearly shirk its responsibilities. Although Saddam Hussein acted hard-line and had strict policies during his administration, he was not a leader who won the support of the people, and even after the US military invaded Iraq, some people held welcoming ceremonies in the streets and alleys.
However, as a ** who has done a certain thing, Saddam Hussein also has a large number of supporters and fanatical admirers. As a result, the duties of the presiding judge have become very tricky.
The first judge to try Saddam Hussein was Riz Jal Amin, who held his first** trial on 19 October 2005, a live televised trial with a delay of 20 minutes.
Although Amin did not anticipate that the trial would not go smoothly, he was well prepared. However, he did not expect Saddam Hussein to give him a dismissal. At that time, Saddam Hussein was joined by seven other former senior Iraqi officials.
According to general practice, Saddam Hussein, as the principal offender or mastermind, was the last defendant to be brought to court. However, when Saddam Hussein walked into the trial wearing a white shirt and black coat, all the other defendants and their large team of lawyers immediately stood up and saluted their "Führer."