NEW DELHI, Dec 26: The Indian government has said that it opposes the death sentence passed on former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. “We have seen reports that the Appeals Court in Baghdad has confirmed the death sentence on former Iraq president Saddam Hussein. It is our hope that the sentence will not be carried out and that the former president’s life would be spared,” an Indian foreign ministry spokesman. “We would also hope that no steps are taken which might obstruct the process of reconciliation and delay the restoration of peace in Iraq,” he said.
