Lawyers vow to defend Saddam despite threats
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein say they are determined to defend the ousted Iraqi leader in court when his trial resumes tomorrow, despite the murder of two colleagues and repeated threats to their lives.
The Amman-based defence team said Saddam's Iraqi counsel would turn up in court, ending a protest boycott of its proceedings, for fear that judges would otherwise appoint a duty attorney to represent him.
"We will never abandon the president (Saddam) and we will not give the court the opportunity to appoint a lawyer to defend him," said team spokesman Issam Ghazzawi.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Lead counsel "Khalil al-Dulaimi will be in court on Monday although we have not received any security guarantees until now," Ghazzawi told AFP.
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