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, August 03, 2005

Saddam Hussein's Lawyers Boycott Trial

Saddam Hussein's lawyers will not take part in legal proceedings, until the Iraqi tribunal acknowledges he was attacked in court and guarantees the safety of all defendants and attorneys.

That is at least the view of Khalil al-Dulaimi, a lawyer for Saddam.

The dispute centres over the alleged attack on Saddam last Thursday, when he attended court. Members of Saddam's defence team claim that he was attacked during the court appearance. However, the government and the Iraqi Special Tribunal said there had been no attack.

Khalil al-Dulaimi insists that the allegation is true, and demands that the government acknowledge it.

He also insists that the tribunal apologise, guarantee the safety of Saddam and other former regime figures, and punish the attacker.

He said Saddam's lawyers would stop attending any further proceedings "until our demands are met."

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