The trial of Saddam Hussein is scheduled to restart on the 28th. However, this date may have to be changed.
It is reported that Saddam Hussein's defence team are asking for international security guarantees, after the murder of the second member of their team on Tuesday.
The lawyers are asking for a cancellation of the second day of hearings, set for November 28.
Lead counsel Khalil Al Dulaimi is quoted as saying:
"We're facing daily threats and these threats prevent us from going to our offices and the court and from interviewing the witnesses.
We call on the international community, the UN Security Council, the United States and all those involved to work on scrapping the criminal court as illegitimate, and also to pressure it to release President Saddam Hussein and his legitimate leadership team.
The defence committee has decided to consider the Nov. 28 date cancelled and illegitimate."
The question is, who is behind the murders?
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