By Country / Iraq
Trial Adjourns As Hussein Refuses To Enter Plea
May 15, 2006
Saddam Hussein and his seven fellow defendants in court on May 15 (epa)
The charges include crimes against humanity in the killing of 148 Shi'a following a 1982 assassination attempt on Hussein in the town of Al-Dujayl.
Hussein refused to enter a plea.
With the reading of charges, the trial enters a new phase, with the defense presenting its case.
All the accused face hanging if convicted.
(Reuters, AFP)