hmmm seen Qadafi’s daughter for the first time
she’z pretty agar ye Saddam ka case larray to Saddam jeeta hi jeeta
An Iraqi lawyer has been chosen for Saddam Hussein’s defence, the Jordan-based defence team reported on Monday as hundreds of legal experts prepare a Baghdad trip to show support for the ousted Iraqi leader.
Isam Ghazawi, a prominent lawyer and one of the 21-strong defence team hired by Saddam’s wife, told reporters that an Iraqi lawyer was chosen to represent the former president “from among 20 who volunteered”.
The announcement came a day after Ghazawi said he was contacted by tribunal head Salim Chalabi and informed that only an Iraqi could represent Saddam in court.
The Iraqi lawyer’s identity is being withheld for security, purpose, he added.
Saddam’s defence team also announced that among the large contingent of lawyers ready to defend Saddam are 700 non-Arabs, including 400 Americans and Europeans.
Two hundred legal consultants from across the world have also pledged to help in the case, Ghazawi said.
“More than half of the over 2000 lawyers volunteering to defend President Saddam are expected to join the trip [to Iraq],” Ghazawi said.
A meeting in Amman on Wednesday will make the preparations for the overland trip to Baghdad despite the risks involved, he said.
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