Saddam defence accuses prosecution of dirty tricks

Saddam Hussein’s former intelligence chief was pulled out of the court by guards today in a stormy argument with the judge after the defence accused the prosecution of putting a perjured witness on the stand and trying to buy another witness.

Defence lawyers stepped up their attempt to undermine the entire prosecution case in Saddam’s seven-month-old trial, demanding all its witnesses be re-examined to determine whether they were telling the truth.