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NEW DELHI: India's response to the confirmation of the death sentence on the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, on Tuesday contrasts with the position taken by the United States. Interestingly, the Indian view is quite close to that of the European Union. While the External Affairs Ministry hoped that the sentence on Mr. Hussein would not be carried out, the White House said on Tuesday, "Today marks an important milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law, and the Iraqis deserve praise for continuing to utilise the institutions of democracy to pursue justice. Saddam Hussein has received due process and legal rights that he denied the Iraqi people for so long. So this is an important day for the Iraqi people." The European Union has already called on Iraq not to carry out the sentence.
"Up to tribunal"
In a separate statement, the British Foreign Office was reported to have said, "We have always made it clear that we were against the death penalty, but at the end of the day it is up to the [Iraqi] tribunal to make the decision." Contrary to the White House statement that Mr. Hussein had "received due process and legal rights," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on November 5 that "such life and death decisions require credible due process of law, which does not appear to be victor's justice and is acceptable to the people of Iraq as well as the international community."
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