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Forum Spin Doctor
Media: AFP
Byline: n/a
Date: 09 October 2006
Body:
BAGHDAD, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's genocide
trial resumed on Monday after a two-week adjournment, despite a continuing
boycott by his defence team.
The defendants, Saddam and six former senior officials accused of ordering
the brutal Anfal campaign against Iraq's Kurdish minority, were all present
in court as the hearing began.
Hearings were halted last month to allow the defendants time to sort out
their defence.
But the former strongman's lawyers said at the weekend they would not
attend the trial at Saddam's own orders, in protest at alleged Iraqi
government interference in proceedings.
Saddam faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
over his role in the 1987-1988 Anfal campaign, during which 182,000 Kurds
were killed in death camps, bombings and poison gas attacks, prosecutors
say.
His fellow defendants face a lesser combination of charges, but all seven
could face the death penalty if convicted by the Iraqi High Tribunal.
Byline: n/a
Date: 09 October 2006
Body:
BAGHDAD, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's genocide
trial resumed on Monday after a two-week adjournment, despite a continuing
boycott by his defence team.
The defendants, Saddam and six former senior officials accused of ordering
the brutal Anfal campaign against Iraq's Kurdish minority, were all present
in court as the hearing began.
Hearings were halted last month to allow the defendants time to sort out
their defence.
But the former strongman's lawyers said at the weekend they would not
attend the trial at Saddam's own orders, in protest at alleged Iraqi
government interference in proceedings.
Saddam faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
over his role in the 1987-1988 Anfal campaign, during which 182,000 Kurds
were killed in death camps, bombings and poison gas attacks, prosecutors
say.
His fellow defendants face a lesser combination of charges, but all seven
could face the death penalty if convicted by the Iraqi High Tribunal.