JURIST Special Guest Columnist Giovanni Di Stefano, an Italian lawyer who has represented Saddam Hussein and former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, says that the recent trial of Hussein and seven co-defendants for crimes against humanity in Dujail is...
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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...
Chief Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman on Thursday ordered proceedings in the Saddam Hussein trial adjourned until October 16, when a verdict against the ousted Iraqi president is expected to be announced. Hussein was not...
The defense team for Saddam Hussein on Monday called several witnesses to testify on behalf of Awad al-Bandar , head of the court responsible for sentencing 148 Shiites to death after a 1982...
Saddam judge removes defense lawyer from courtroom as trial resumes
Raouf Abdel-Rahman , the judge presiding over the Saddam Hussein trial , on Monday threw defense lawyer Bushra Khalil out of the courtroom for apparently arguing with the chief judge. Khalil, the only female...
Saddam-era judge testifies that Shiite executions followed fair trial
The Saddam Hussein trial continued Thursday in Baghdad with testimony from Awad al-Bandar , the head of the Revolutionary Court who sentenced 148 Shiites to death in 1984 . Al-Bandar, one of the seven...
Saddam-era judge insists Shiites executed for assassination bid had proper trial
A former Iraqi judge on trial with Saddam Hussein testified Monday in Baghdad that he sentenced 148 Shiites to death after a 1982 assassination attempt on the former dictator in the town of Dujail, but asserted...
Saddam prosecutors introduce 1984 execution order as troubled trial resumes
The trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein resumed in Baghdad Tuesday with prosecutors at the Iraqi High Criminal Court - formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal - continuing to present their case on charges...
Iraqi government claims Saddam agents murdering defense lawyers to halt trial
A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has claimed that agents supporting Saddam Hussein murdered two defense lawyers involved in the trial of the former Iraqi president and eight co-defendants...
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants announced Saturday that they would boycott their trial unless the court was moved outside of Iraq for their own safety. The statement comes after Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense...
