The chief investigative judge for the Iraqi High Criminal Court (formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal ) announced Monday that judge Ra'uf Rashid will replace former chief judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin in the Saddam Hussein trial ....
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Former US attorney general Ramsey Clark , currently a member of the defense team representing deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein , told Reuters Sunday that Hussein's trial should be suspended. Referring to the Iraqi High...
New Saddam trial chief judge to stay on despite Baath party allegations
The Iraqi High Criminal Court (IHCC) (formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal ) confirmed Thursday that Sayeed al-Hamashi, who was selected to preside over the Saddam Hussein trial on Monday, will retain his position despite allegations...
Judges on the Iraqi High Criminal Court (formerly, the Iraqi Special Tribunal ), the court trying Saddam Hussein , are in disagreement over how to choose a new chief judge to replace Rizgar Amin ....
A replacement judge has been named to preside over the Iraqi High Criminal Court ] trying ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein following the weekend resignation of chief judge Rizgar Amin [Wikipedia...
Iraq government trying to talk chief Saddam judge out of resigning
Iraqi officials are attempting to persuade the chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial to remain in his position, according to prosecutors speaking Sunday. A tribunal official confirmed Saturday that Kurdish judge Rizgar Amin ...
Iraq tribunal confirms chief Saddam judge has offered resignation
An official with the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity confirmed Saturday that chief judge Rizgar Amin has in fact submitted his resignation. The resignation was originally reported late Friday but was...
Colleagues deny reports Saddam chief judge to quit as confusion reigns
Two judges sitting with Iraqi High Criminal Court judge Rizgar Amin , currently presiding over the Saddam Hussein trial , Saturday dismissed as "baseless" press reports that he would resign at the next sitting...
A source close to Rizgar Amin , the chief judge of the Iraqi High Criminal Court presiding at the Saddam Hussein trial , said Friday that Amin would "withdraw" from his position, announcing his reasons at...
On a brief visit to Iraq Tuesday US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter met with the chief judge overseeing the Saddam Hussein trial , telling reporters gathered in the trial chamber before the meeting...