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/ 23 January 2006
With the trial of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity set to resume Tuesday, the court still had to decide on Monday who will be the chief judge. For the last seven sessions Judge Rizkar Mohammed Amin has been the most public judicial face of the trial of Saddam and seven co-defendants over the massacre of Shi’ites from the town of Dujail in the 1980s.
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/ 22 December 2005
Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein lashed out at the United States as his trial resumed on Thursday, branding the country ”liars” for dismissing charges he was tortured by his American jailers. Prosecution witnesses, testifying anonymously front behind a blue screen, told of torture under Saddam’s regime.
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/ 21 December 2005
Saddam Hussein was back in court on Wednesday on charges of crimes against humanity, calmly taking notes as a witness recounted how he and his family were tortured and beaten after an attempt on the ousted Iraqi dictator’s life. Saddam had defiantly boycotted the last hearing two weeks ago.
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/ 17 December 2005
Political leaders in Iraq and abroad focused on Saturday on the shape of a government for the next four years, mulling how to include Sunni elements and tackle the nation’s endemic violence. Though the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq cautioned that ballots were still being counted and official results would not be available for some time, preliminary estimates indicated polarised results similar to the last elections.