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Giovanni Di Stefano disputes recent comments by Iraqi prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon suggesting that the Iraqi High Tribunal has overriding authority to execute al-Majid and others for war crimes...

Iraqi prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon defended the death sentence for convicted Saddam Hussein-era defense minister Sultan Hashim al-Tai Friday, saying that al-Tai personally oversaw the deaths of 180,000 people during brutal military campaigns against Iraq's...

Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani Thursday objected to the execution of former Saddam Hussein-era Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed al-Tai , joining a group of Iraqi political leaders speaking out against the planned execution. Al-Mashhadani said that executing...

Giovanni Di Stefano provides exclusive video commentary for JURIST on the case against his client Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein's cousin and a former military commander and governor...

A defense lawyer for Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," has told JURIST that he expects to file a petition Wednesday against the planned execution of al-Majid. In the...

Giovanni Di Stefano provides exclusive video commentary for JURIST on the current circumstances of his client Ali Hassan al-Majid and the implications of al-Majid's planned execution:...

US authorities have delivered Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," to a location near a prison gallows in Baghdad where he is expected to be transferred into Iraqi custody...

The planned execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," has been further delayed while Iraqi lawmakers debate the role of the country's Presidency Council and the...

Giovanni Di Stefano : "Any execution of Mr Al Majid et al after the expiry of the 'within 30 days of final judgement (Sept.4) will be deemed an act...

Giovanni di Stefano provides exclusive video for JURIST from his current trip to Baghdad, including military protection on the bus from Baghdad International Airport to Baghdad Immigration Control,...