Saddam will directed lawyers to cease appeals; UK failed to stop execution
In his final will, dictated to his principal Iraqi defense counsel Khalil al-Dulaimi 24 hours before his December 30 execution , former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein instructed his legal team to stop...
US asks Saddam lawyers to pick up effects as execution confusion continues
The top Iraqi defense lawyer for Saddam Hussein said Friday that US authorities have asked the defense team to pick up Hussein's personal belongings in preparation for a reportedly-imminent transfer of the ousted Iraqi...
US handover of Saddam reported imminent, but Iraqis differ on execution timing
US media quoting unnamed US military and intelligence sources reported late Thursday that US authorities in Iraq will physically hand ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein over to Iraqi officials within 36 hours in...
The defense team for Saddam Hussein Sunday formally appealed his death sentence for crimes against humanity committed in the town of Dujail in 1982. The November 5 condemnation to death by hanging was automatically...
Saddam lawyer accuses Iraqi tribunal of obstructing appeal efforts
Khalil al-Dulaimi, chief defense counsel for Saddam Hussein , said Wednesday that the Iraqi High Tribunal is obstructing his efforts to appeal Hussein's death sentence for crimes against humanity committed in the Iraqi town of...
Saddam Hussein was back in court Tuesday as the genocide trial against him resumed for the alleged killing of 100,000 Kurds in the late 1980s during the so-called "Anfal" campaign . Hussein entered the court...
Saddam sentenced to death in Dujail crimes against humanity case
Saddam Hussein and two co-defendants were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging Sunday for crimes against humanity committed in the Iraqi town of Dujail [JURIST...
Saddam defense team seeks last-minute delay of Dujail verdict
Saddam Hussein's defense team asked the Iraqi High Tribunal Friday to delay its now-expected Sunday verdict in the Dujail crimes against humanity case against the ousted Iraqi leader, saying in a letter obtained by...
Saddam lawyer walks out of genocide trial again after judge rejects demands
Khalil al-Dulaimi, chief defense counsel for Saddam Hussein , appeared in court Monday, presented 12 demands to the judge to be satisfied to end the ongoing defense team boycott, and stormed out of court after the presiding...
Saddam Dujail verdict could be delayed again: Iraqi prosecutor
Jaafar al-Mussawi, chief prosecutor in the trial of Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity, said Sunday that the trial verdict could once again be delayed. The Iraqi High Tribunal had postponed...
