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Saddam Lawyers Say They Have No Access to Evidence

HeadlineJun 10, 2005

Lawyers for deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein say they have not been formally given any of the charges against the former leader and say they have not been given access to any of the estimated eight million documents relating to the case, despite the fact that Iraqi officials have announced that his trial could begin in 60 days. Saddam Hussein has been allowed just two meetings with his lawyers since his capture in December 2003.

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