SADDAM

ICH: November 5, 2006 Judgment: Statement of Saddam Hussein's Defense Lawyers

The Presiding Judge of the First Trial Panel

11/04/06 Information Clearing House

Peace be upon you,

Sub./ Finalization of the procedures of the case No.(1st.crim.2005) – "the so-called Dujail case"

It has been reported that the Court will issue its judgment in the above-mentioned case on November 5, 2006. We want to state the following:

1- The due procedures of this case have not completed in order for a sentence to be announced according to article no. (156) of the (Iraqi) Civil Procedural Law. The Court has not yet received the final defense submissions, which have already been handed to it. Although one of our (protected) colleagues was delegated by the Defense Committee and by his other colleagues to submit our submissions to the Court, in compliance with the decision of the same court in its session no. (39) Of July 27, 2006, which provides that the Court will "admit the deposition of the defense lawyer's and their client's submissions during the adjournment period of time, which ends on the 16th of October 2006. Our delegated colleague has done the following to this end: