Why did they execute Saddam Hussein?

Answer 1

Saddam Hussein was not killed he received a death sentence for his crimes against humanity and other offenses such as murder. He received his punishment that was handed down to him by a court of law in good standing in the country of Iraq.

Answer 2

The charges against him were mass murder and crimes against humanity. The trial and sentence were carried out by the Iraq interim government. For further information, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.

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Answer 3

On 30 June 2004, Saddam Hussein, held in custody by U.S. forces at the U.S. base "Camp Cropper", along with 11 other senior Baathist leaders, were handed over legally (though not physically) to the interim Iraqi government to stand trial for crimes against humanity and other offences.

A few weeks later, he was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal with crimes committed against residents of Dujail in 1982, following a failed assassination attempt against him. Specific charges included the murder of 148 people, torture of women and children and the illegal arrest of 399 others.[63][64] Among the many challenges of the trial were:

• Saddam and his lawyers' contesting the court's authority and maintaining that he was still the President of Iraq.[65]
• The assassinations and attempts on the lives of several of Saddam's lawyers.
• The replacement of the chief presiding judge, midway through the trial.

On 5 November 2006, Saddam Hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Saddam's half brother, Barzan Ibrahim, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court in 1982, were convicted of similar charges. The verdict and sentencing were both appealed but subsequently affirmed by Iraq's Supreme Court of Appeals.[66] On 30 December 2006, Saddam was hanged.[8]

Answer 4

He was tried and found guilty of orchestrating the Massacre of Dujail, where Shiites where victims of genocide.

Answer 5

Terrorism, in America is punishable by hanging

Answer 6

The allies (NATO) needed a scapegoat for the war on terror so they hanged Hussein for executing people.