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Article: New chief judge is appointed in Saddam's trial
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 24, 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- One day before Saddam Hussein's trial resumes,
court officials named a new chief judge Monday and ousted another
jurist off the five-member panel trying the former Iraqi leader.
The changes raised new questions about the fairness of the process
and provided yet more signs of disarray in a trial already marked by
delays, assassinations and chaotic courtroom outbursts by the former
Iraqi ruler.
The new chief judge will be Raouf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman, who, like
his predecessor, is a Kurd. Abdel-Rahman serves on a backup panel and
has been following the trial, officials said.
Rizgar Mohammed Amin submitted his resignation as chief judge Jan.
15 after complaints by politicians and ...