Saddam trial told of Iraq torture ---muslim leader
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:38 am
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A woman witness appearing at the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has given accounts of torture at the hands of security forces.
She testified behind a screen and with her voice disguised to protect her identity, and said she was 16 when she was detained in the 1980s.
"My youth was destroyed," she told the special Iraqi court in Baghdad.
Saddam Hussein and seven former aides deny murder charges over the 1982 killing of 148 Shia Muslims in Dujail.
They could face the death penalty if convicted.
The killings in Dujail, north of Baghdad, followed an attempt on Saddam Hussein's life.
During her testimony, the woman, known as Witness A, said she had been forced to take off her clothes by a security agent after being detained in Dujail.
"He raised my legs up and tied up my hands. He continued administering electric shocks and beating me," she told the special Iraqi court, sobbing.
Afterwards, she said, she was held in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for four years.
Many of her relatives were also detained, the witness added.
Retaliation fears
Questioned by the judge, the woman could not pin any specific blame against any of the defendants.
She just said that Saddam Hussein was responsible for her treatment because he was running the country.
A woman witness appearing at the trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has given accounts of torture at the hands of security forces.
She testified behind a screen and with her voice disguised to protect her identity, and said she was 16 when she was detained in the 1980s.
"My youth was destroyed," she told the special Iraqi court in Baghdad.
Saddam Hussein and seven former aides deny murder charges over the 1982 killing of 148 Shia Muslims in Dujail.
They could face the death penalty if convicted.
The killings in Dujail, north of Baghdad, followed an attempt on Saddam Hussein's life.
During her testimony, the woman, known as Witness A, said she had been forced to take off her clothes by a security agent after being detained in Dujail.
"He raised my legs up and tied up my hands. He continued administering electric shocks and beating me," she told the special Iraqi court, sobbing.
Afterwards, she said, she was held in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for four years.
Many of her relatives were also detained, the witness added.
Retaliation fears
Questioned by the judge, the woman could not pin any specific blame against any of the defendants.
She just said that Saddam Hussein was responsible for her treatment because he was running the country.
