An Iraqi court has sentenced Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" to death for crushing a Shi'ite revolt after the 1991 Gulf War.
It was the second death sentence to be handed down against Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned his nickname for his role in using poison gas against Kurdish villages. He was first condemned to be hanged last year for the killing of tens of thousands of Kurds in the 1980s, but that sentence was held up by political wrangling. The judge did not say when this execution would be carried out, but Majeed can appeal the decision.
Sonia Legg reports.
