The incarcerated Aziz suffered from depression, diabetes, heart disease, and ulcers | He was both an and an ethnic and a member of the |
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At the time of his surrender, Aziz was ranked number 43 out of 55 in the American list of most-wanted Iraqis despite a belief "he probably would not know answers to questions like where weapons of mass destruction may be hidden and where Saddam Hussein might be | Jordanian authorities said the body had not been stolen, but merely delayed until the relevant paperwork was filled out |
Aziz's daughter, Zeinab, claimed his body was stolen at Baghdad International Airport en route to Jordan by unidentified men on 11 June, but it was recovered the day after.
Aziz remained in custody the rest of his life and died of a in the city of on 5 June 2015, aged 79 | "I'm a victim of a criminal act conducted by this party, which is in power right now |
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' — , 3 May 2003 Detention [ ] He voluntarily surrendered to American forces on 24 April 2003, after negotiations had been mediated by his son | His son said that while his father was in poor health, he was being well treated by prison officials |