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

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Saddam Hussein's Trial Starts

The trial of Saddam Hussein starts today.

He will face charges relating to the deaths of 143 Shi'ite Muslims in 1982.

It is expected that the trial will be adjourned almost immediately, as Saddam's defence will plead that they have not had enough time to study 800 pages of evidence against him.

The defence will also plead that the court has no jurisdiction because it was set up by an unelected body, the Iraqi Governing Council.

Not only must justice be done, it must be seen to be done; otherwise the regime change will have been for nothing.

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