Saddam wants no more sessions in genocide trial

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has written a letter saying he does not want to attend any more sessions in his Kurdish genocide trial, his defense team said on Tuesday.

    In the handwritten letter released by his defense team, Saddam accused Chief Judge Muhammad Ureibi of being biased on him and his lawyers, complaining that "I wasn't given the chance to speak whenI tried to clarify the truth, so I say that my spirit cannot bear this." Full story>>

    Saddam's lawyers file appeal against death sentence

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein addresses the court during his trial inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad Nov. 7, 2006. Saddam was back in court on Tuesday for the first time since he was sentenced to hang for crimes against humanity, facing separate charges of genocide of the Kurds. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's lawyers Sunday filed formal appeal against the death sentence to Saddam and two of his senior aids ruled by the Iraqi High Tribunal over the Dujail case, a court official told reporters.

    The defense lawyers of Saddam officially appealed to the higher court today against the death penalty imposed on Saddam and another two co-defendants, said the official.  Full story>>

    Saddam refutes testimonies of U.S. experts on mass graves

    BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The ousted leader Saddam Hussein Thursday refuted the testimonies of U.S. experts over mass graves of Kurdish minority during the Operation Anfal in 1987-1988.

    Saddam made the refusal when the trial of the former Iraqi president and his six codefendants on genocide charges against Iraqi Kurdish minority in 1980s resumed in a Baghdad court. Full Story

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