Saddam judge brushes aside prosecution demands to step down
The chief judge in Saddam Hussein’s trial today brushed aside prosecution demands to step down for letting the ex-president make political statements, as more witnesses told of chemical attacks against Kurds – a charge for which the ex-president could receive a death sentence.
Chief prosecutor Minqith al-Faroon took offence at Saddam’s remarks during yesterday’s session, when the ex-president lashed out at “agents of Iran and Zionism” and threatened to “crush the heads” of his accusers.
