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Tariq Aziz jailed for 15 years for traders' murder

Thursday 12 March 2009 01:00 GMT
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The former Iraqi deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, has been jailed for 15 years for his role in the execution of dozens of traders in 1992.

Two of Saddam Hussein's half-brothers were also sentenced to death for the murders. The traders had been accused of hiking prices.

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