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Iraq
Saddam's lawyers end boycott
2005-11-25
Saddam Hussein's defence lawyers have said they had ended their boycott of the former Iraqi leader's trial and would go to court on Monday for the next session, despite continuing fears for their safety. Two defence lawyers were killed within days of the trial opening on 19 October, leading Khalil Dulaimi, Saddam's chief lawyer, to suspend all contacts with the court.

The team, which numbers around a dozen, has since been in negotiations with US officials to discuss their demands for proper protection. There appeared to be some disagreement among the lawyers on Thursday over whether US authorities had met those demands. Court lawyers "Few of the security concerns have been met to my knowledge, but Khalil Dulaimi is forced to attend to defend our client on 28 November and to foil any attempt to appoint court lawyers," said Issam al-Ghazzawi, a member of the Amman-based defence team.
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