Iraqi judges question `Chemical Ali,&#39; former defense minister
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The ex-general known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; because of his alleged use of chemical weapons appeared before an investigating judge Saturday to answer questions about his involvement
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IRAQI judges questioned two top members of the former regime at the weekend in the opening phase of trials on massacres, forced migrations and other atrocities alleged to have occurred under Saddam Hussein&#39;s dictatorship.
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Saddam Hussein was thrown out of court   again on Monday and his lawyers did not show up at all, but the   new judge appointed by the Iraqi government in mid-trial   pressed on with hearing Kurdish witnesses to alleged genocide.
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as &quot; Chemical Ali&quot;, has appeared before an investigating magistrate,kicking off the process of trial of Iraq&#39;s former top officials, an Iraqi court said Saturday.
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Saddam Hussein&#39;s cousin and feared lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot;, and former defence minister Sultan Hashem have appeared before an investigating magistrate, says an Iraqi judge.
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BAGHDAD - Former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein met a defence lawyer for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are due to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes.
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known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; being the first to face a formal interview with the chief investigating magistrate. power three decades ago.
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Saddam Hussein's cousin and feared  lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," and  former defense minister Sultan Hashem appeared before an  investigating magistrate on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said.
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Former member of the saddam Hussein government Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali, is seen in this Jan. 20, 2003 file photo in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s most feared deputies, better known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; will be the first leader of the former regime to be tried for war
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A former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister testified for the defense in Saddam Hussein&#039;s trial, saying the regime had to strike back with a crackdown on a Shiite town after a 1982 assassination attempt on the former Iraqi leader.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Judicial proceedings will begin next week against some of the most senior leaders under former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister said Tuesday in a surprising announcement that put the past government&#39;s crimes
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BAGHDAD -- The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced yesterday amid complaints from Shi'ite and Kurdish officials that he was too soft on the former Iraqi leader, a move that could raise accusations of government interference in the highly sensitive case.
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Iraq's leaders grappled Thursday over the death sentences for three former Saddam Hussein regime heavyweights Â including the notorious enforcer known as "Chemical Ali" Â amid warnings the hangings could enflame sectarian violence and derail efforts at reconciliation.
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Ali Hassan al-Majid(L), better known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot;, and Sultan Hashim, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein&#39;s defense minister, handcuffed but looking healthy, were interrogated separately in a big room.
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The judge in the case against the first U.S. officer court-martialed for refusing to ship out for Iraq barred several experts in international and constitutional law from testifying Monday about the legality of the war.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The former director of the Iraqi war crimes tribunal said politics could create &quot;show trials&quot; for Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi leaders.