Saddam lawyer condemns killing of defence team member

(23 Oct 2005) SHOTLIST

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Ramadi - October 23, 2005
1. Exterior of court in Ramadi
2. Close-up of sign outside court reading ''Justice House (Court) in Ramadi''
3. Close-up of sign inside courthouse reading ''Jurists Union in Ramadi''
4. Saddam's lawyer Khalil al-Duleimi with his colleagues carrying picture of lawyer, Sadoun al-Janabi (who was killed by unknown gunmen on October 20)
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khalil al-Duleimi, Saddam Hussein's Defence Lawyer:
''We have vehemently condemned the assassination of the lawyer Sa'doun al-Janabi. It was a cowardly act done by militias known for their subservient objectives and connections. And at this time, we denounce this coward act, we warn the Iraqi and American governments that they should work to protect and safeguard the lives of our colleagues who are performing their duty in an independent and professional way.''

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Baghdad - October 19, 2005
6. Al-Janabi speaking at trial

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Baghdad - October 19, 2005
7. STILL: Defence lawyers during Saddam Hussein's trial and the other seven co-defendants
++Lawyer Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi is the one on the bottom left with white hair++
8. STILL : Defence team

Ramadi - October 23, 2005
9. Cutaway of statement by Anbar lawyers condemning the assassination of Lawyer Sa'doun al-Janabi
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khalil al-Duleimi, Saddam Hussein's Defence Lawyer:
''We called upon the UN Secretary General to send an international neutral team similar to what has happened in Lebanon. Blood of Iraqi lawyers is not cheap. And we also called on the Arab League Secretary General to intervene. As for boycotting the tribunal, we haven't taken any measure of this concern.''
11. Cutaway of lawyers carrying picture of al-Janabi
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khalil al-Duleimi, Saddam Hussein's Defence Lawyer:
''Certainly this (the assassination of al-Janabi) will affect our work as lawyers. This is an intended and clear-cut message aiming to scare Iraqi and Arab lawyers and to prevent them to defend defendants.''
13. Lawyers standing at the lobby

STORYLINE

Saddam Hussein's lawyer Khalil al-Duelimi on Sunday vehemently condemned the assassination of his colleague, Saadoun al-Janabi, who was kidnapped and killed by unknown gunmen on October 20, in Baghdad.

Saadoun Sughaiyer Al-Janabi was the lawyer of one Saddam's seven co-defendants in the Dujail issue.

Khalil al-Duelimi denounced his assassination as a "cowardly act" and insisted Iraqi and American governments should work for the protection and safeguard of the lives of his colleagues, "who are performing their duty in an independent and professional way."

He also demanded that the UN send an international team to investigate into the assassination of al-Janabi.

Al-Janabi was abducted late on Thursday by gunmen, some of them masked, who burst into his office and dragged him away.

The kidnap came a day after al-Janabi participated in the first session of the trial.

His body, with two bullet shots to the head, was found hours later on a pavement near Fardous Mosque in the eastern neighbourhood of Ur, near the site of his office, police said.

His identity was confirmed on Friday by the police.

The killing was the first setback for a tribunal that has been held under tight security.

Al-Duleimi has implicitly accused the Shiite Badr militias of being behind the act.

The Badr militia is the military wing of the Shiite cleric Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim.

Al-Janabi was defending Awad Hamed al-Bandar, the former head of Saddam's Revolutionary Court.


The defendants have pleaded innocent.


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