Lawyer wants Saddam trial moved from Iraq (too dangerous)

[sabra]

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Lawyer wants Saddam trial moved from Iraq

LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Saddam Hussein said Monday that Iraq's insurgency has made Baghdad far too dangerous a venue for the former leader's trial, and that the proceeding should be moved to another country.


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Lawyer wants Saddam trial moved from Iraq
7/18/2005, 12:28 p.m. ET
By THOMAS WAGNER
The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Saddam Hussein said Monday that Iraq's insurgency has made Baghdad far too dangerous a venue for the former leader's trial, and that the proceeding should be moved to another country.

"Do you fancy spending a year or more in Baghdad, going to court five days a week? Would you feel safe there? " lawyer Giovanni di Stefano said in an interview with The Associated Press.

"Baghdad couldn't even prevent the recent kidnapping and killing of the Egyptian ambassador. There are also many Iraqis who want to see Saddam executed and many others who want to see him freed. That means the defense and prosecution would both be in danger there," di Stefano said.

He said Saddam's defense team has contacted the Swedish government about the possibility of holding such a trial in Sweden. But in Stockholm on Monday, Swedish Justice Ministry spokesman Alexander Valentin said that he was not aware of any official request.


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[geek tragedy]

1. Considering he faces the death penalty when convicted, no it's not

very safe at all. Tough biscuits.

[Village Idiot]

2. Somehow I just cannot see...

them moving the show-trial to den Haag...

[damntexdem]

5. Of course, the real problem with a change in venue is ...

there are no courtrooms available anywhere but on Earth.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

3. Bullshit...The insurgency is in its last throes,

you see. Freedom on the march and all that...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

7. that's what I was thinking

why move it away from Iraq? I mean sure you risk getting hit by flying rose petals from the jubilant newly freed Iraqi people, but aside from that freedom has brought peace and stability to the entire middle-east - so what's the big deal?

[sabra]

8. I think you meant a flying sucking candy...

:-)

[damntexdem]

4. Yeah, Baghdad's too dangerous -- how about holding the trial in ...

London?

Well, OK, Stockholm. Hey, anywhere that has a free press that really wants to report the news. So that lets out the U.S.

[blindpig]

6. I love irony n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

9. oh cmon its no more dangerous than Detroit

Britt Hume told me so!