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France's Jacques Verges ready to defend Aziz: lawyer (AFP)

In this image taken from al-Iraqiya television station, Tareq Aziz, the international face of hanged Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's regime, is seen sitting in the dock at an undisclosed location in Iraq. Aziz went on trial today on charges of executing 42 Baghdad businessmen in 1992 that could see him sentenced to death.(AFP/Al-Iraqiya TV)AFP - Controversial French lawyer Jacques Verges is ready to defend Iraq’s former deputy premier Tareq Aziz, currently on trial on charges of executing 42 Baghdad businessmen in 1992, his lawyer said Wednesday.

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