An Iraqi appeals court upheld the death sentences to "Chemical Ali" and two other Saddam's aides over charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, a court judge said on Tuesday.
"The Iraqi High Tribunal confirmed the sentences of death on Ali Hassan al-Majid, Sultan Hashim al-Tai and Hussein Rashid al- Tikriti," Judge Aref Shaheen told a press conference in Baghdad.
He said the death sentences would be carried out within the next 30 days.
The three were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court on June 24 for their role in the killing of thousands of Kurdish minority during a crackdown in 1980's.
Under the former Iraqi regime led by Saddam Hussein, more than 100,000 of civilians were killed during chemical and conventional bombardments stretching from the spring of 1987 through the fall of 1988.
The attacks were part of a long-standing campaign that destroyed almost 4,000 Kurdish villages in the vast areas of northern Iraq.
Source: Xinhua
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