February 14, 2006

You are ignorant of the law, says Saddam to judge
Saddam Hussein said that he was being forced to appear at his own trial yesterday as he and seven co-defendants reappeared in court after boycotting the last two sessions... Read more

February 3, 2006

Disruptive Saddam watches trial on TV
Saddam Hussein watched his own trial on television yesterday after all of the eight defendants refused to attend the session, chaired by a tough new chief judge who has cracked down on the deposed leader's theatrical outbursts... Read more

January 30, 2006

Saddam storms out leaving empty court
The new judge in Saddam Hussein's trial used his first day in court yesterday to try to stamp out the chaotic scenes of political grandstanding and petty squabbling that forced his predecessor to quit... Read more

January 24, 2006

Saddam's new judge is native of massacred Kurd town
The court trying Saddam Hussein has replaced its chief judge a day before the former dictator returns to the dock... Read more

January 14, 2006

Chief judge in Saddam trial poised to withdraw
The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's trial for mass murder, who has clashed with the defiant dictator in court, plans to quit the case that has been marred by the murder of two defence lawyers, the death of a key prosecution witness and international criticism of the procedures... Read more

Saddam storms out leaving empty chair in the dock
Saddam Hussein failed to show up for his trial in Baghdad yesterday, leaving an empty black chair in the dock only hours after he told the court: "Go to hell."... Read more

Second lawyer in Saddam trial is murdered
Gunmen in Iraq killed a second lawyer representing one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants yesterday... Read more

Lawyer in Saddam trial murdered 'to hinder fair hearing'

An Iraqi lawyer defending one of Saddam Hussein's fellow accused was found shot dead outside a mosque hours after he was kidnapped from his office, officials said yesterday... Read more

October 20, 2005

The cowed prisoner reinvents himself
Saddam Hussein's defiant performance in the dock yesterday confirmed that the former Iraqi dictator has rebuilt himself physically and mentally during his two years' detention at a US military prison in Baghdad... Read more

October 20, 2005

Blustering and arrogant, a dictator defies hisjudges
His arrogance re-energised by the kisses and handshakes of henchmen flanking him in the dock, Saddam Hussein yesterday turned his trial into a battle of wills between the old and new Iraqi regimes... Read more

October 20, 2005

Cathartic effect could be more valuable than simple justice
Is Saddam Hussein's trial going to be good for Iraq? On balance, the answer is yes, as yesterday’s brief but dramatic start suggested... Read more

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