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Saddam trial is legitimate, says human
rights minister
19.10.2005
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Erbil, 19 Oct.
(AKI) - Responding to Saddam Hussain's first defiant
words as he went on trial, declaring the court
trying him "illegitimate", the human rights minister
of Iraqi Kurdistan's regional government, Muhammad
Ihsan, said on Wednesday that "the court enjoys full
legitimacy, as it was set up under a decree from the
Iraqi parliament, elected by the people."
Ihsan, speaking live on Kurdish television
explained: "Some asked for an international process
to try the former Iraqi president, but the
international situation following his arrest
prevented it. At the same time, many political
parties refused to transfer the trial abroad and
insisted that it be conducted by Iraqi judges," he
said.
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Former dictator Saddam Hussein
Photo : AP
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The Kurdish human rights minister stressed that
"this trial will be historic and will be a lesson to
all the dictators in the world and all the
supporters of the former regime who continue to
carry out terrorist actions against the Iraqi
people."
Also defending the judicial proceedings, Kurdish
judge Muhammad Amr Mawlud said "the court, whose
name has been changed to the High Penal Court, is
mentioned in the new Iraqi constitution, where one
of the articles says that this court will carry out
the task of trying the symbols of the former Iraqi
regime. As a result, what is happening is
constitutional, legitimate and indisputable," he
concluded.
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