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Iraq
Saddam lawyer wants trial in The Hague
2005-10-29
A defense lawyer for ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wrote to UN chief Kofi Annan Friday calling for the court trying him on charges of crimes against humanity to be moved to The Hague and its Iraqi judges replaced by foreign ones. "We submit to you our request for your involvement and your good office in the present circumstances to call upon the U.S. authority and the present government of Iraq to review the legal status of the present court and to reallocate the present court outside Iraq, i.e. The Hague, Netherlands," said the letter to Annan from defence lawyer Najib al-Nawimi. He called for the court to be given "independent and impartial international judges" and also for pressure to be put on the Iraqi authorities and their U.S. backers to recognize Saddam and his co-defendants as prisoners of war.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Saddam was recognized as a POW and treated as such while he was in our custody. We're not trying him, the Iraqis are. We don't have custody anymore, the Iraqis do.
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-29 14:36  

#5  What is pathetic is they are serious, they are so clueless. What they want is to put everyone else (Bush, Blair and others) on trial. They can do that in the Hague but not in Iran.

As they say "good luck with that." Saddam will never leave custody alive.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-10-29 01:43  

#4  And how's that pony coming along, huh? I want my pony. A genuine Mexican "plug" you said.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-29 01:29  

#3  exactly....ten year trial and no death penalty
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-29 01:26  

#2  A defense lawyer for ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein wrote to UN chief Kofi Annan Friday calling for the court trying him on charges of crimes against humanity to be moved to The Hague and its Iraqi judges replaced by foreign ones.

Looking to start something similar to Slobbo's "extended" trial, no doubt.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-10-29 00:32  

#1  If course he does - they already bribed most of the foreign governments who would provide judges.

Dear Koffi,

You can have Saddam once the Iraqi's are done with him. We'll be happy to send him (partial post) in a shoebox. Until then piss off!

-- The U.S. and Iraqi Government.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-10-29 00:08  

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