JURIST - Paper Chase: BREAKING NEWS ~ Second Saddam trial lawyer assassinated

[JURIST] AP is reporting that a lawyer for a co-defendant of Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive] has been assassinated in Baghdad. Last month, Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, a defense lawyer for one of Hussein's co-defendants, was kidnapped by 10 masked gunmen [JURIST report] and later found dead [JURIST report]. Hussein's lawyers have since demanded a delay in proceedings or a foreign venue [JURIST report] and have announced a court boycott [JURIST report] over security concerns.

8:25 AM ET - According to a member of the defense team, Adel al-Zubeidi, who was representing former VP Taha Yassin Ramadan, was killed in an ambush Tuesday. A second lawyer with Ramadan was wounded during the attack. AP has more.

Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...

ICC president says Hague has no jurisdiction over Hussein trial
Saddam defense team asks UN to press for venue change
Saddam lawyers announce court boycott over security demands
UN investigation of Saddam trial lawyer murder urged
Bush says Baghdad safe for Saddam trial
Iraqi government promises heightened security for Saddam trial lawyers
Saddam defense team demands delay or foreign trial venue after lawyer murder

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