President Hussein's lawyers refuse to defend him until they receive protection against false-flag (Mossad, MI5, CIA, mercenary) assassins
Saddam Hussein lawyers ask for safety guarantee
Iraqi lawyers defending Saddam Hussein before the
country's Special Tribunal said Wednesday they had
suspended further dealings with the court until their
safety is guaranteed, citing the kidnapping and murder
of a lawyer representing one of the former dictator's
co-defendants the day after the trial opened last
week.
A statement signed by Khalil al-Duleimi, who leads the
Saddam hundreds-strong defense team, said poor
security put the lawyers and their families in danger.
"Due to the extreme deterioration of the security
situation in Iraq, and the repercussions facing the
Iraqi defense team and their families, we are stopping
all dealings with the court until the situation is
reversed," said the statement that was sent to The
Associated Press by facsimile.
Al-Duleimi arrived in Amman, the Jordanian capital,
earlier Wednesday for meetings with other members of
the defense team, including former U.S. Attorney
General Ramsey Clark. It was not known if al-Duleimi
would meet with Saddam's family members living in
Amman.
Al-Duleimi did not answer repeated telephone calls
from The Associated Press.
The statement also claimed "U.S. troops had attacked
al-Duleimi's office and documents and money were
stolen." There was no other detail given to support
the charge, which also called on "U.S. and Iraqi
forces to stop assaulting the homes and offices of
Saddam's defense team." There was no immediate comment
from the U.S. military.
The move to suspend dealings with the Iraqi court was
prompted by last week's assassination of Saadoun
Sughaiyer al-Janabi, lawyer for Awad Hamed al-Bandar,
the former head of Saddam's Revolutionary Court.
Al-Janabi was kidnapped by gunmen wearing police and
military uniforms who walked into his Baghdad office
last Thursday. Hours later, his body, bearing signs of
torture, was found on a sidewalk near a Baghdad
mosque, the AP says.
Saddam's Jordan-based legal support team also said
Wednesday that it would seek United Nations protection
for the Iraqi lawyers because they do not trust either
the U.S. military or the Iraqi government to ensure
their safety.
On photo: Khalil al-Duleimi, Saddam defense team
leader.
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