Saddam Hussein's family said Monday it has dissolved his international legal team in a move seen as reorganizing Saddam's legal counsel ahead of his upcoming trial.
In an "urgent" statement, Saddam's family said it has appointed Khalil Dulaimi as the "one and sole legal counsel." Dulaimi was part of the Jordan-based legal team for the past year and attended some of Saddam's initial court hearings in Baghdad.
In the statement signed by Saddam's eldest daughter, Raghad, the family said it was "obliged to rearrange the legal defense campaign given the unique nature of the case." It did not elaborate.
Saddam's legal team included 1,500 volunteers - mainly Arabs - and at least 22 lead lawyers from countries including the United States, France, Jordan, Iraq and Libya. Prominent among them were Libyan law professor Aicha Moammar Gadhafi, daughter of the Libyan leader, and former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark.
2 comments:
Who Cares. There is no defense for Hussein.
Let's assemble a firing squad for Saddam & be done with him.
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