12/10/2004

Saddam Hussein's trial in limbo

"the UN ordered serving staff- including experienced lawyers from the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal - not to take part because of concerns about . . . the tribunal's willingness to impose the death penalty"

Because of this "Iraqi judges and prosecutors chosen to try Saddam Hussein are 'nowhere near ready', according to western officials who saw them at a secret training session in London."

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