Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial As Defense Begins Closing Arguments After Slaying of Lawyer

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › July 10, 2006

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The defense began closing arguments in the trial of Saddam Hussein on Monday, but most of the lawyers boycotted the court because of the slaying last month of an attorney for the former Iraqi leader.

The murder of Khamis al-Obeidi overshadowed the session as a lawyer for Ali Dayih Ali, a lower-level defendant, delivered the first summation.

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Saddam's Lawyers Boycott Trial As Defense Begins Closing Arguments After Slaying of Lawyer

In a new security measure, the lawyer's face was not shown in the television broadcast of the trial and his voice was electronically altered -- unlike previous sessions in which the defense lawyers were openly sh...

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