Saddam trial judge orders defence lawyer's arrest
Chief judge Mohammed al-Oreibi al-Khalifah ordered the arrest of Badie Aref for insulting the court.
india Updated: Nov 29, 2006 15:32 ISTNone
The chief judge in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein on Wednesday ejected a key defence lawyer and ordered him to be arrested for a day for "insulting the court".
Chief judge Mohammed al-Oreibi al-Khalifah ordered the arrest of Badie Aref, always a vocal presence in the trial.
Aref is defending Farhan al-Juburi, the former head of military intelligence in northern Iraq.
