 Iraqi judge Said al Hamashi will preside over the high-profile trial of Saddam Hussein, along with seven former senior officials, in the Dujail case. He will replace Judge Rezkar Mohammed Amin who tended his resignation on Saturday. "I have nothing to do with the reasons that drove my colleague Judge Amin to resign. I hope he returns to his post and preside over the remaining court sessions," he told Asharq Al Awsat from Baghdad . If Judge Amin "insisted on resigning, I will preside over the next session as planned, as there is no need for it to be postponed," al Hamashi said. Al Amin was said to have resigned because of from government pressure The trial is due to resume on 24 January. |