Saddam Hussein's brother dies in hospital while on death row

Saddam Hussein’s half brother, facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime’s security service, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital.

Saddam Hussein's brother dies in hospital while on death row

Saddam Hussein’s half brother, facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime’s security service, has died of cancer in a Baghdad hospital.

Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, who had received several death sentences, was transferred to the hospital from prison as his health deteriorated. His body will be handed over to his family.

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