He had been indicted with his brother in 1989 on charges of racketeering, mail fraud and other crimes.
Today's plea was on lesser charges of crimes against humanity.
She pleaded not guilty to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
He also faced charges of fraud, conspiracy and crimes against the economy.
Hmeida was arrested in January 2006 on charges of "serious crimes against the country's essential economic interests".
The tribunal could also not find enough evidence to justify the charge of crimes against the peace.
The league also has a policy for dealing with charges of violent crimes, whether or not the person is convicted.
The former Iraqi leader faces arraignment today on charges of crimes against humanity.
Both men have pleaded not guilty to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The former dictator was openly defiant when he appeared in court to stand charges of crimes against humanity.
