Iraqi judges start quizzing Saddam aides
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Iraqi judges began questioning two former aides of Saddam Hussein Saturday, including the notorious general known as Chemical Ali.
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The Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi said yesterday that the trial of the toppled Iraqi regime Saddam Hussein and his aides might start in October.
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Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month. Many have been in custody for more than a year and have not met with lawyers, prompting Saddam's attorneys to cry foul.
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Iraqi judges started interrogating Saddam Hussein's former defence minister and the notorious general known as Chemical Ali.
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War crimes trials will begin next week for some of Saddam Hussein&#39;s most senior deputies, Iraq&#39;s prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said yesterday.
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Baghdad, Iraq - The trials of key members of Saddam Hussein&#39;s former regime could begin as early as next week, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday in a surprise announcement.
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The judge in charge of Saddam Hussein's genocide trial is to be replaced, Iraqi state TV has reported.
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War crimes trials against the toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his closest aides started on Saturday when Iraqi judges interrogated Saddamâs cousin known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; and the former defense minister.
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Saddam Hussein&#39;s cousin and feared lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; and former defense minister Sultan Hashem appeared before an investigating magistrate on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said.
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The genocide trial of Saddam Hussein   resumed on Wednesday with a new chief judge after the Iraqi   government sacked Abdullah al-Amiri for saying Saddam was "not   a dictator."
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Iraqi judges on Saturday started interrogating Saddam Hussein's former defense minister and the notorious general known as Chemical Ali, who is accused of gassing thousands of Kurds in the 1980s, the lead judge said.
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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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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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Saddam Hussein&#39;s former deputy, Ali Hassan al-Majid - widely known as Chemical Ali - has been questioned by Iraqi judges in a pre-trial hearing.
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Some of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein&#39;s aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD -- Three close associates of former president Saddam Hussein will move to the next stage of their legal cases before Christmas, when investigative judges will begin questioning them to gather facts for their trials, Iraqi government officials said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A government official in Baghdad says the man known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; will be among the first figures from Saddam Hussein&#39;s former regime to be brought to court next week, in advance of their trials.