08/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - With the Iraqi government intending to execute Barzan Ibrahim Al-Tikriti, former head of Saddam Hussein's intelligence services, and Awad Hamed Al-Bandar, former president of the Revolutionary Court, the German Presidency “recalls the longstanding position of the EU with regard to the death penalty. The EU opposes capital punishment under all circumstances”. In a press release issued on 5 January, the Presidency added, “Ensuring accountability for the...