Iraq’s 12 accused
This is the list of 12 former officials who are to stand trial before Iraq’s special tribunal:
President Saddam Hussein
Captured 13 December, 2003
Abid Hamid Mahmoud, presidential secretary
Arrested 16 June, 2003
Ali Hassan al-Majid, presidential adviser and cousin of Saddam
Arrested 21 August, 2003
Aziz Saleh al-Numan, head of the former ruling Baath party for western Baghdad
Arrested 22 May, 2003
Muhammad Hamza al-Zubaidi, former member of the decision-making Revolutionary Command Council
Arrested 20 April, 2003
Kamal Mustafa Abd Allah, commander of the elite Republican Guards
Arrested 17 May, 2003
Taha Yassin Ramadan, vice president, close Saddam aide
Arrested 18 August, 2003
Tariq Aziz, deputy prime minister
Surrendered 25 April, 2003
Sultan Hashim Ahmad, defence minister,
Surrendered on 19 September, 2003
Watban Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti, presidential adviser and half-brother of Saddam
Arrested 13 April, 2003
Barzan Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti, presidential adviser and also half-brother
Arrested 16 April, 2003
Sabir Abd al-Aziz al-Douri, military intelligence chief and mayor of Baghdad.
He does not figure on the coalition’s list of 55 most-wanted figures from the former government.