Ailing Saddam skips trial sessions

The trial resumed without the ousted Iraqi leader, who was being fed through a tube on Sunday after 16 days on hunger strike.

Published on: Jul 24, 2006, 17:36:00 IST

None | By Anonymous, Baghdad

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The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed on Monday without the ousted Iraqi leader, who was being fed through a tube on Sunday after 16 days on hunger strike.

Defence lawyers boycotted Monday's session in protest at what they have said was the court's refusal to meet their demands for a fair trial.