Baghdad, Oct 26 (DPA) Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death by hanging by a Baghdad court Tuesday.
The death sentence by the High Court in Baghdad was for his role in the persecution of Iraqi religious parties.
Aziz was already serving a 15-year sentence after being found guilty with seven co-defendants for the execution of traders in 1992 under the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Aziz, now 74, also served as deputy prime minister under Saddam. He suffered a stroke in January.
