Saddam genocide trial resumes

Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial resumed in Iraq today, four days after the chief judge told the ex-president that “you were not a dictator", sparking Kurdish demands he be replaced.

Saddam genocide trial resumes

Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial resumed in Iraq today, four days after the chief judge told the ex-president that “you were not a dictator", sparking Kurdish demands he be replaced.

Judge Abdullah al-Amiri, a Shiite Arab, made the comment on Thursday after Saddam, a Sunni, challenged testimony by a Kurdish farmer who said the ousted president ordered him to “shut up” when he begged for the release of nine missing relatives.

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