Saddam trial resumes: Witness to remain anonymous

A woman whose identity will be kept secret was to be a witness in the trial of Saddam Hussein as the fourth session of the trial resumed today in Baghdad’s heavily guarded Green Zone.

Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin told the court that defence lawyers would be told the identity of the witness, but they must not pass details to anyone outside the tribunal. He said she would be referred to publicly as “Witness A”.