Saddam trial resumes in Baghdad court
15/3/2006 17:33
The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his seven aides
resumed in a Baghdad court today.
Saddam and his co-defendants are facing
charges with crimes against humanity in connection with the killing of 148
Shiite men in the northern village of Dujail after an assassination attempt on
Saddam's life near the village in 1982.
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti,
intelligence chief at the time of the Dujail killings and Saddam's half brother,
appeared before the court to testify.
Saddam is also expected to take the
stand during Wednesday's session.
All the six other defendants had testified
in their own defense during Sunday and Monday's sessions, denying any role in
the Dujail case or insisting that they were acting in accordance with law.
If
convicted, Saddam and his seven aides might face the death
penalty.
Xinhua
|
