The head of Iraq’s Governing Council, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, has said that the captured Saddam Hussein will stand trial in Iraq. Hakim did not say whether Hussein would face the death penalty. Responding to criticism that the Iraqi courts are not prepared for such a case, Hakim said international monitors could observe the trial and that global legal standards will be taken into account. Hakim also said that Iran deserved reparations for Iraq’s invasion of Iran that led to a brutal eight-year war.