Saddam Judge May Be Replaced by Deputy
The chief judge who resigned from handling the Saddam Hussein trial will likely be replaced by his deputy, the top Iraqi investigator in the case said Tuesday. Judge Raid Juhi said the court trying Saddam was set up under a law stipulating the chief judge’s deputy would take over for him if need be. Saad al-Hamash is the second-ranking member of the five-judge tribunal headed by Rizgar Mohammed Amin. Full Story