ERBIL, Kurdistan-Iraq, July 28 (KUNA) -- An
Iraqi Kurdish lawyer said Friday that Saddam
Hussein's trial in Al-Anfal case might be held in
Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
Legal counselor of the "Anfalized" Iraq Kurdistan
organization Abdurrahman Haji Al-Zibari told KUNA
that Kurdish prosecution and Lawyer Society demanded
the Al-Anfal trial to be held in Kurdistan region.
He added that according to Iraqi law the trial could
be held at any governorate of Iraq.
Al-Zibari said the Iraqi supreme criminal court set
the August 21 as the date for the Al-Anfal case and
added that five Kurdish lawyers will attend the
court to defend the rights of many Kurds, who were
affected by this crime.
The court should reconsider compensation settlement
for the families of Al-Anfal victims, stated the
Kurdish counselor who added that some families have
lost many family members and the compensation should
be given according to the numbers of victims in one
Family.
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Former dictator Saddam Hussein
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Head of the investigation judges Raed Al-Johi
announced that Saddam and six of his accused aides
will be tried in Al-Anfal case for "mass
extermination" and "a crime against humanity".
The rest of the charged in Al-Anfal case are former
Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad, member of the
dissolved Baath Arab Socialist Party Saber Abdulaziz
Al-Dori, member of the public leadership of armed
forces Hussain Rashid Al-Takriti, former industry
Minister Tahir Tawfiq Al-Aani, and Farhan Motlak Al-Jabouri
who is a senior soldier.
In 1988, the former Iraqi regime launched
eight-phase military operations in Kurdistan known
as Al-Anfal that lead to the killing, dislodgment,
and eviction of more than 182,000 Kurdish people and
the destruction of more than 4,000 towns.
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