Saddam's lawyer gunned down in Iraq
From correspondents in BaghdadJune 21, 2006
GUNMEN kidnapped and killed one of Saddam Hussein's chief defence lawyers and dumped his body in a Baghdad street, police said on today.
Khamis al-Obaidi was the third defence lawyer to be killed since the trial against Saddam and seven co-accused on charges of crimes against humanity began in October and was likely to revive complaints Iraq's violence was hindering a fair trial.
It came two days after the chief prosecutor demanded a death penalty for Saddam and three of his former top aides for their roles in a crackdown on Shiite villagers following a 1982 attempt on the ousted leader's life. >>>cont
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GUNMEN kidnapped and killed one of Saddam Hussein's chief defence lawyers and dumped his body in a Baghdad street, police said on today.
Khamis al-Obaidi was the third defence lawyer to be killed since the trial against Saddam and seven co-accused on charges of crimes against humanity began in October and was likely to revive complaints Iraq's violence was hindering a fair trial.
It came two days after the chief prosecutor demanded a death penalty for Saddam and three of his former top aides for their roles in a crackdown on Shiite villagers following a 1982 attempt on the ousted leader's life. >>>cont
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