Judge Adjourns Saddam Trial Until October 9
26 September 2006
The genocide trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been adjourned until October 9 after a stormy session in court.
The judge, Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, said he postponed the proceedings to give the defendants time to contact their absent lawyers or to appoint new ones.
During Tuesday's proceedings, all seven defendants were ejected from the courtroom for refusing to remain silent.
Saddam was the first to be expelled and his departure sparked a shouting match between the judge and the remaining defendants. This is the third time in the last three sessions that Saddam has been ejected.
The court Tuesday heard from seven witnesses before the proceedings were postponed.
Saddam and six co-defendants are charged with carrying out a campaign of genocide against Iraqi Kurds in the late 1980s.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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