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* FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) . 7 . 3 ; 315B-HO-1448534° Continuation of FD-302 of - ALI HASAN AL-MAJTD AL-TIKRITI >On 02/04/2004 » Page 2 ‘ police, the military, and the militia. MAJID stated both he and Sabawi had equal overall responsibility with respect to Kuwait. In Kuwait, MAJID interacted with various ministers including the Minister of High Education, the Minister of Trade, the Ministér of Agriculture, the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Industry, and the Minister of Local Government. ; Part of MAJID's duties and one which ‘he was "happiest" to perform was the protection of the "belongings and, finances" of the people of Kuwait. MAJID stated, "I was severe in performing my job" and "committed crimes." These "crimes" were actions directed ~ at Iraqi military personnel who broke the law. MAJID described the details of three events or "crimes." oo In one instance, a captain in the Iraqi forces told soldiers under his command to burglarize an electronics store in Kuwait. The soldiers complied, broke into the store, and took various electronic devices indluding televisions. When MAJID heard of this incident, he ordered the arrest of the captain. The matter was then referred to a committee for investigation. Upon conclusion, the captain was sentenced to death. Normally, the arrest of a military officer requires approval by Hussein or the ‘Minister of Defense. In this instance, MAJID called one of Hussein's bodyguards for "approval" to carry out the sentence after the conclusion.o£f the investigation and trial. Thereafter, Presidential Secretary Hamid Hamadi informed MAJID- of the approval. The execution was carried out in Kuwait in front of a government building in the county of Al-Kathima. In another incident, a woman in Kuwait, possibly . Lebanese, was sexually assaulted by an Iraqi soldier. MAJID contacted the head of the military unit of the accused soldier and a committee was formed.to investigate the attack. The soldier was found guilty and sentenced to death. With the permission of the woman, the .soldier was executed at the same location the assault occurred. The third incident involved three Iraqi military personnel who raped a Kuwaiti woman and stole items from her house. Again, an investigation took place and the three men were sentenced to death: With the permission of the woman, the men were executed - in front of her house. —