Chief judge on Saddam panel steps down
Ap, Baghdad
The chief investigator on the 10-judge panel that sentenced Saddam Hussein to death said Saturday that he has relinquished that role, allowing another judge to take over the post for the Iraqi High Tribunal. Raid Juhi said he will remain as a judge and spokesman on the tribunal, which handles the proceedings against the ousted dictator and other former regime members. Juhi has been a high-profile figure in the trials against Saddam, who was sentenced to death for the killing of 148 Shias in Dujail, north of Baghdad, after a 1982 assassination attempt there against the ousted leader. Two other senior members of Saddam's regime were also sentenced to death in the Nov. 5 ruling by the tribunal. Juhi said he was replaced during annual elections held by tribunal members because he did not run for re-election to his post as main investigator.
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