What if they have a trial and no witnesses come?
THE chief judge trying Saddam Hussein and seven others on charges of crimes against humanity said today the main reason why the trial has been adjourned was because many witnesses were too afraid to turn up.It’s kind of takes the show out of your show trial when you hold it in the middle of a war zone occupied by foreign troops. And Saddam studied up his dialogue and everything!Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin said about 30 or 40 witnesses had not come to Baghdad for the trial, which took place in a heavily defended building inside Baghdad’s fortress-like Green Zone compound.
“The main reason is the witnesses did not show up,” Judge Amin said. “They were too scared to be public witnesses. We’re going to work on this issue for the next sessions.”
The trial has been adjourned until November 28.