In 1994 the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (who had persecuted and executed many Islamists), issued a decree "ordering that robbers and car thieves should lose their hands".
Pada tahun 1994 presiden Irak Saddam Hussein (yang telah dianiaya dan dieksekusi banyak Islamis), mengeluarkan dekrit "pemesanan yang perampok dan pencuri mobil harus kehilangan tangan mereka".