“BAGHDAD, Iraq ‚Äî Saddam Hussein’s former deputy was hanged before dawn Tuesday for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister’s office said.
Taha Yassin Ramadan, who was Saddam’s vice president when the regime was ousted four years ago, was the fourth man to be executed in the killings of 148 Shiites following a 1982 assassination attempt against the former leader in the city of Dujail.
The official, who witnessed the hanging but spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement had not been made, said precautions were taken to prevent a repeat of what happened to Saddam’s half brother Barzan Ibrahim, who was decapitated on the gallows.
Ramadan was weighed before the hanging and the length of the rope was chosen accordingly, the official said.”
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