The Trial of Saddam Hussein and The Fallout of The War

The Trial of Saddam Hussein

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The fallout in the Middle East from the regime change in Iraq

Friday, October 21, 2005

Lawyer Kidnapped

In a plot now resembling something out of John Le Carre novel, one of the lawyers of one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants was kidnapped yesterday.

Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi was dragged out of his office on Thursday by 10 masked gunmen.

Police Major Falah al-Mohammedawi, of the Interior Ministry, said:

"Police special forces started search operations early this morning in the suspected areas around Sadr city in eastern Baghdad. We hope to find the hostage as soon as possible."

Al-Janabi is one of two attorneys for Awad Hamed al-Bandar, one of the seven Baath Party officials being tried with Saddam.

After the opening session of Saddam's trial, where he questioned the legitimacy of the trial, it was been suspended until November 28th.

However, the court will interview Wadah Ismail al-Sheik, a bedridden cancer patient who helped run Iraq's intelligence agency on Sunday.

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