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October 20, 2005
Saddam trial lawyer taken hostage
Gunmen have kidnapped one of the lawyers involved in the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Sadoun Nasouaf al-Janavi was taken from his office in eastern Baghdad.
He is acting for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Awad Hamed al-Bandar. One report said seven other people were seized at the same time.
In a defiant appearance at his trial on Wednesday, Saddam Hussein pleaded not guilty to charges over the killing of 148 people in a Shia town in 1982.
He refused to confirm his identity, telling the presiding judge: "Who are you? What is all this?"
All eight defendants pleaded not guilty to charges of ordering the killing of 148 Shia men in 1982. If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
The trial was adjourned until 28 November.
Posted by Publisher at October 20, 2005 08:17 PM
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