Concern over Iraqi plans to try Saddam

THE interim Iraqi government said it wants to try Saddam Hussein before a special tribunal but a human rights group has voiced deep concern about the legitimacy of the newly-established panel.

Iraq’s new leaders want Saddam to face the tribunal they established last week specifically to hear cases involving leading members of the former regime accused of genocide and other crimes against humanity.

“We will deal with Saddam Hussein,” said Adnan Pachachi, a member of the 25-seat interim Governing Council. “He was an unjust ruler responsible for the deaths of thousands of people.”