The trial of Saddam Hussein has been adjourned until October 9th.
Chief Judge Muhammed al-Ureybi has called the adjournment to allow defendants to contact their lawyers or appoint new ones.
Yesterday Saddam was ejected from court for a third time, as he tried to comment on the word Peshmerga, referring to Kurdish guerrilla, but the judge ordered him to sit down.
Saddam then said that the court was "unjust".
To which the judge reminded Saddam about their respective roles:
"You are the defendant and I am the judge here."
The judge then ordered Saddam to leave the room, at which point the codefendants all demanded to leave the court.
Amidst all of the hubbah bubbah, seven witnesses took the stand to complain about Saddam and his aides and the Anfal offensive in 1988.
The trial continues on 9th October, with or without the defendants and defence team.
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