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Prosecution Says Saddam Signed Document Approving Dujail Executions
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June 1984 document confirmed death sentences passed by tribunal





Saddam Hussein listens to one of the prosecutors as his trial resumes
in Baghdad, Tuesday

Prosecutors at the trial of Saddam Hussein have presented a document
they said is signed by Saddam approving the execution of 148 Shi'ite
Muslim villagers.

The prosecutors Tuesday said the June 1984 document confirmed the
death sentences passed by a tribunal.

Saddam and seven others are on trial for the killings in Dujail, which
happened in a crackdown following an assassination attempt against
Saddam.

Their trial resumed briefly Tuesday after a two week break with the
defendants and their legal team present. They had boycotted previous
sessions.

Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman announced the five-judge panel rejected
a defense request to remove him and the chief prosecutor from the
trial.

Saddam's head defense lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi said he would appeal
the decision and asked for a halt in the court's proceedings. He then
walked out of the court.

The trial has been adjourned until Wednesday. The defendants face
hanging if convicted.

  Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and
Reuters.


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