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UN voices grave concern over Saddam trial
By: Mohamed Ali
NEW YORK: A United Nations rights official said
attacks on lawyers and flaws in the Iraqi justice system mean the
trial of ousted dictator Saddam on charges of crimes against humanity
will never satisfy international standards.
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"There are several other serious human
rights crimes other than the Dujail case that also need to be
addressed" |
Expressing deep concern over the progress of the Saddam trial, John
Pace, human rights chief at the United Nations Assistance Mission in
Iraq, also condemned what he called illegal detentions by US military
authorities, including thousands of suspects held at Abu Ghraib
prison.
"We believe that weakness in the system of administration of justice,
in addition to the antecedents surrounding the establishment of this
tribunal, will never be able to produce the kind of process that would
be able to satisfy international standards," Pace said.
Saddam and his co-accused are charged with crimes against humanity in
relation to the deaths of 148 mominin from the town of Dujail, north
of Baghdad.
"There are several other serious human rights crimes other than the
Dujail case that also need to be addressed," Pace said.
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