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Resumption Of Hussein Trial Delayed
January 24, 2006
24 January 2006 -- The resumption of Saddam Hussein's trial, due today, has been postponed until 29 January.
A court spokesman, Raed Juhi, said the delay was because some witnesses were abroad.
He declined to say when the court had been informed of the problem.
The trial was due to resume with a new, interim presiding judge. Raouf Abdel Rahman replaces Rizgar Muhammad Amin, who resigned earlier this month following criticism of his handling of the trial.
Hussein and seven co-defendants face charges connected with the deaths of about 140 Shia after a failed 1982 assassination attempt in Al-Dujayl.
(Reuters)