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| Saddam trial ânul and voidâ: Union of Arab Lawyers |
| 2004-07-07 |
| The Cairo-based Union of Arab Lawyers denounced Saddam Husseinâs trial on Wednesday and claimed the head of the Special Iraqi Tribunal trying the deposed dictator was linked with an Israeli law firm. The âconditions under which (Saddam) was arrested (and) prosecuted totally fail to respect either judicial procedures or international charters related to human rights and fair trial,â the union said in a statement. âTherefore this trial is nul and void, in all its procedures and verdicts.â It said the handing of the former president as a prisoner of war to Iraqi authorities by the occupation forces violated the Geneva Conventions. âThe court in front of which President Saddam Hussein is being tried is a special exceptional court established by the so-called Interim Governing Authority,â the statement continued. âThis authority itself was formed by a decree issued by Paul Bremer, the (former) representative of the American occupation in Iraq,â it said, implying the court was illegitimate. The union also claimed the new interim government amended the Iraqi penal code to insert a statue sanctioning the death penalty especially for the Saddam trial. It also charged the Iraqi media formed by the occupation authorities was biased against Saddam and already decided he is guilty and should be sentenced to death. It finally alleged that Salem Chalabi, who is presiding over the tribunal handling the crimes of the old regime, was affiliated with a law firm âin the Zionist entity (Israel) which is in a state of war with Iraq.â It did not name the firm or give any evidence to back up its charge. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #10 It's his kid. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-07 10:32:09 PM |
| #9 Ah. I had hoped so. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-07-07 10:13:04 PM |
| #8 wrong Chalabi |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-07 10:05:38 PM |
| #7 And yet these same lawyers would have no problem doing the same things if it was a Westerner that was being put on trial . . . and besides, what happened to the "imperialist" US taking away Iraq's free will? Now that the Iraqis have it, the other Arabs don't like what they're doing with it, so it's illegal? I was unaware that Israel was at war with Iraq. And is this the same Chalabi we arrested because of some Iranian connections earlier this year? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-07-07 9:55:55 PM |
| #6 I don't care if they have 10k members on his defense team. There are going try him (and his merry men), convict them, and (hopefully public) hang them. Remember the Nazi leaders had lots of lawyers and it didn't save many of them. There might be one or two cronies that escape the hangman's noose but the majority will not be alive a year from now. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-07-07 7:00:59 PM |
| #5 Somehow, I just knew the Joooooooooooos were behind it all..."Zionist entity" my ass, if Sharon had been allowed free reign in '73 the Mubarak entity would no longer exits...Inshallah... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2004-07-07 6:16:05 PM |
| #4 MSNBC had a ember of SH's defence team on saying that his team has well over 1000 members. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-07-07 5:30:57 PM |
| #3 Actually they're just pissed that they can't muscle their way to the trough of Saddam's stolen money as part of the defense team. Any trial from which a lawyer can't make money is to him null and void. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-07-07 5:28:45 PM |
| #2 Why would Arabs need lawyers? Can't they just read the perfect Quran and find out what they're supposed to do? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-07-07 5:21:49 PM |
| #1 Okay, I guess they're right. Just shoot the SOB. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-07-07 2:23:14 PM |