An Iraqi Al-Qaeda suspect on Thursday refused a court-appointed lawyer at the beginning of his trial in Jordan on charges of murder and plotting "terrorist" acts. The court also decided to try 11 suspects who are still at large in absentia. The court told Ziad Khalaf al-Karbuli that his might be sentenced to death if indicted and decided to appoint a lawyer to defend him in the upcoming court session. Al-Karbuli refused a court-appointed lawyer and said he does not afford to appoint a lawyer himself. The court postponed the trial to Wednesday, when charges will be formally read out against Karbuli in the presence of a court-appointed lawyer.Karbuli, 23, and 13 other Iraqi fugitives were indicted in July on charges of "carrying out terrorist acts that led to the death of an individual", namely a Jordanian truck driver, as well as "membership in an illegal organisation" and possessions of weapons and explosives.