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Canadians Divided On Hussein Trial

January 05, 2004

(CPOD) Jan. 5, 2004 - Canadians are split over how to bring Saddam Hussein to trial, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid released by CTV and the Globe and Mail. 30 per cent of respondents say an Iraqi court would be the best venue, while another 30 per cent favor an international tribunal.

Coalition soldiers captured Hussein in Adwar --near his hometown of Tikrit-- on Dec. 13, 2003. The deposed leader was found in a camouflaged, ventilated "spider hole."

Several questions remain regarding Hussein's possible trial. Bush suggested the deposed Iraqi leader should face the "ultimate penalty" if convicted of war crimes, but United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan claimed the world organization "does not support the death penalty."

Polling Data

Now, if Saddam Hussein faces trial, which forum would be the most likely to produce a fair trial. A U.S.-led military tribunal, a court established by the Iraq citizens who are part of the new government of Iraq, an international tribunal, or the International Court of Justice in The Hague?

Iraqi court

30%

International tribunal

30%

International Court of Justice

28%

U.S.-led tribunal

5%

Source: Ipsos-Reid / CTV / The Globe and Mail
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,055 Canadian adults, conducted from Dec. 16 to Dec. 18, 2003. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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