Saddam Trial Postponed

It seems that Saddam Hussein will probably have died of old age before his trial actually reaches a conclusion.

Chief Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman adjourned the trial yesterday, until February the 13th, after hearing the testimony of two witnesses.

Khalil al-Dulaimi, Saddam's lawyer, said in a statement that chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi and Munkith al-Fatlawi were incapable of being impartial.

Quote:

"Jaafar al-Moussawi has already issued a death sentence against my client. Fatlawi has claimed that president Saddam Hussein has executed his brothers."

I would venture to note, that as they are in the prosecution team it is not their job to be impartial.

Dulaimi and the rest of the defence team have been boycotting the trial since Wednesday, and claim that they will not return to court until the chief judge, Raouf Abdel Rahman.