Saddam Goes on Trial
Saddam Goes on Trial for 1982 Massacre, Refuses to Recognize Court
Saddam Hussein went on trial Wednesday for alleged crimes against fellow Iraqis, turning immediately argumentative as he appeared in a tightly secured courtroom in the former headquarters of his Baath Party two years after his capture. He faces charges in a 1982 massacre of nearly 150 Shiites that could carry the death penalty if he is convicted.
When the trial began, the 68-year-old ousted Iraqi leader looking thin with a salt-an-pepper bear in a dark grey suit and open collared white shirt stood and asked the presiding judge: “Who are you? I want to know who you are.”
“I preserve my constitutional rights as the president of Iraq,” Saddam said. “I do not recognize the body that has authorized you and I don’t recognize this aggression … I do not respond to this so-called court, with all due respect.”
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