Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer, Badie Arif Ezzat, was ejected from court yesterday in another chaotic shambles.
Chief judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa ejected him for "insulting the court".
Badie Arif Ezzat was ejected after he tried to object to the foreign experts that the prosecution has called in to testify over the past two days. When he referred to the prosecution and judges as "brother", rather than by their titles, the chief judge warned him to respect the court.
However, Ezzat repeated the phrase and al-Khalifa ordered him removed and detained for 24 hours for "insulting the court."
There then followed a brief shouting match between the two, as guards escorted Ezzat out of the room.
The farce of a trial continues.
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