Second Saddam Defense Lawyer Murdered

[Bitek]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a second defence lawyer in the trial of Saddam Hussein and his aides on Tuesday and the former Iraqi president's own counsel demanded the court be moved abroad, out of reach of the U.S.-backed government.

The sectarian anger dividing Iraq pervades the proceedings but ministers refused to consider a move abroad after a lawyer for another of Saddam's co-accused was killed three weeks ago and the government spokesman declined fresh comment.

The defence renewed a threat to boycott the court, which is next due to sit at the end of the month.

Another defence lawyer was slightly wounded in the attack on their car in Baghdad; three weeks ago a colleague was abducted and shot the day after the start of proceedings in the trial for crimes against humanity on October 19. Both dead men made vocal, televised contributions on what has so far been the only day of hearings.

In Tuesday's attack, Adil al-Zubeidi was killed and his colleague Thamer Hamoud al-Khuzaie wounded when their car came under fire in the western Baghdad district of Hay al-Adil, police and defence team sources said. Both were working for Saddam's brother and his former vice president.....

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WTH? How are they going to have a "fair" trial if lawyers keep getting murdered? Security needs to be installed, else the trial may have to be moved out of the country.

 

[ahurtt]

Interesting that his defense lawyers are the ones getting popped and not the prosecuting lawyers. I'd have thought it would be the other way around.

 

[Bitek]

Originally posted by: ahurtt
Interesting that his defense lawyers are the ones getting popped and not the prosecuting lawyers. I'd have thought it would be the other way around.

Good point!

 

[BarneyFife]

Maybe the military is guarding the prosecutors.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: BarneyFife
Maybe the military is guarding the prosecutors.

Or assassinating the defense?

Excuse me for a moment please, I need to go make a tinfoil hat now.

 

[tommywishbone]

Originally posted by: BarneyFife
Maybe the military is guarding the prosecutors.

I'll wager my 1972 Pinto that the entire military is guarding them. (Not the ENTIRE military but a whole bunch of them) And you know they all live in the green zone or the pink zone or whatever zone that is...