Home>News Center>World
             
     

    Saddam trial to resume; Clark arrives
    (AP)
    Updated: 2005-11-28 06:44

    Iraqi police arrested eight Sunni Arabs for allegedly plotting to kill the judge who prepared the indictment of Saddam Hussein, authorities said Sunday, the day before the ousted leader's trial for crimes against humanity resumes.

    Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark arrived in Baghdad to help the defense but might not be allowed in court Monday when the first of up to 35 prosecution witnesses take the stand.

    Iraqi police arrested eight Sunni Arabs for allegedly plotting to kill the judge who prepared the indictment of Saddam Hussein, authorities said Sunday, the day before the ousted leader's trial for crimes against humanity resumes.
    Saddam Hussein listens to the Presiding Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin as his trial begins in a heavily fortified courthouse in Baghdad's Green Zone, in this Oct. 19, 2005 file photo. [AP]

    Tight security surrounds the proceedings, which are restarting after a five-week recess in a specially built courtroom in the heavily guarded Green Zone. The precise starting time was not announced due to fear of attack by both Saddam's supporters and opponents.

    The eight alleged plotters from Iraq's Sunni Arab minority were apprehended Saturday in the northern city of Kirkuk, police Col. Anwar Qadir said.

    He said they were carrying written instructions from a former top Saddam deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, ordering them to kill investigating judge Raed Juhi, who prepared the case against Saddam and forwarded it to the trial court in July.

    Al-Douri is the highest ranking member of the Saddam regime still at large and is believed to be at least the symbolic leader of Saddam loyalists fighting U.S. forces and Iraq's new government.

    "As an Iraqi citizen and a judge, I am vulnerable to assassination attempts," Juhi told The Associated Press. "If I thought about this danger, then I would not be able to perform my job ... I will practice my profession in a way that serves my country and satisfies my conscience."

    Saddam and seven co-defendants are charged in the killing of more than 140 Shiite Muslims after an assassination attempt against the former president in the Shiite town of Dujail in 1982. Convictions could bring a sentence of death by hanging.

    Insecurity from the predominantly Sunni insurgency has complicated efforts to put Saddam on trial and forced draconian measures. For example, names of four of the five trial judges have been kept secret and some of the 35 witnesses may testify behind curtains to protect them from reprisal.

    Defense lawyers had threatened to boycott the proceedings after two of their colleagues were slain in two attacks following the opening session Oct. 19. However, lawyer Khamees al-Ubaidi told the AP on Sunday that the defense team would attend after an agreement with U.S. and Iraqi authorities on improving security for them.

    On the eve of the hearing, Clark and former Qatari Justice Minister Najib al-Nueimi flew to the capital from Amman, Jordan, to lend weight to the defense team. Both have been advising Saddam's lawyers and support their call to have the trial moved out of Iraq because of the violence.

    However, neither Clark nor al-Nueimi has been officially recognized by the court as legal counsel. U.S. and Iraqi officials said Saddam's chief lawyer, Khalil al-Dulaimi, did not officially request permission for any foreign attorneys to attend the trial.
    Page: 12



    Election cast shadow on Canada aboriginal goals
    Protest against alleged Bush bombing plan
    Ukraine marks 'orange revolution' anniversary
     
      Today's Top News     Top World News
     

    Coal mine blast traps at least 160 in Heilongjiang

     

       
     

    Abuse of Chinese women spark uproar

     

       
     

    China mulls cutting big surplus in trade

     

       
     

    Japanese minister raps China over shrine

     

       
     

    Scared residents camp out in open in Jiangxi

     

       
     

    Water supply restored to parts of Harbin

     

       
      Saddam trial to resume; Clark arrives
       
      Allawi: Iraq abuses as bad as under Saddam
       
      Top Sri Lanka rebel issues ultimatum
       
      Zimbabwe: Early results show Mugabe's party wins
       
      Chavez applauds Spain for 'resisting' US on arms
       
      Upbeat Blair to hold budget talks with EU newcomers
       
     
      Go to Another Section  
     
     
      Story Tools  
       
      News Talk  
      Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
    Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
    Advertisement
             
    亚洲av中文无码| 久久久久亚洲AV无码永不| 精品欧洲AV无码一区二区男男| 亚洲精品无码鲁网中文电影| 无码日韩精品一区二区免费 | 亚洲Av综合色区无码专区桃色| 91精品久久久久久无码| 欧美精品丝袜久久久中文字幕| 国产AV无码专区亚汌A√| 日本无码小泬粉嫩精品图| 人妻无码人妻有码中文字幕| av区无码字幕中文色| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区漫画| 五月婷婷在线中文字幕观看 | 狠狠精品干练久久久无码中文字幕| 亚洲色中文字幕无码AV| 日本欧美亚洲中文| 亚洲日韩中文字幕在线播放| 无码人妻少妇久久中文字幕 | 人妻少妇看A偷人无码精品视频 | 91精品久久久久久无码| 日韩免费无码视频一区二区三区 | 国产白丝无码免费视频| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区不卡 | 亚洲精品无码久久久影院相关影片| 中文字幕日韩一区| 中文字幕日韩欧美一区二区三区| 人妻中文字幕无码专区| 亚洲av中文无码乱人伦在线咪咕| 久久亚洲精品无码播放| 五月婷婷无码观看| 亚洲人成影院在线无码观看| 无码AV一区二区三区无码| 毛片一区二区三区无码| 亚洲AV无码专区日韩| 在线综合亚洲中文精品| 中文字幕丰满乱子伦无码专区| 中文字幕有码无码AV| а√天堂中文官网8| 日韩久久久久中文字幕人妻| 久久午夜福利无码1000合集|