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October 14, 2005

UK: British QC May Defend Saddam at his Trial

Renowned British barrister, John Scrivener QC has been asked by the family of Saddam Hussein to represent the former dictator at his forthcoming trial, due to start next Wednesday, according to today's Guardian.

Scrivener, a former chairman of the Bar Council, was asked by Saddam's daughter, Raghad Saddam Hussein to defend her father. Scrivener has not yet confirmed whether he will go to Iraq to take part in the trial. Another UK solicitor is involved in Saddam's defence team. Desmond Doherty, a solocitor from Derry, Northern Ireland, is also supposed to be on the team. Doherty was involved in the bloody Sunday inquiry. A further member of Saddam's defence team is Abdul Haq al-Ani.

Scrivener, who claims his hobbies are car racing and "taking the dog for a walk", has appeared in some notable UK cases, including defending, and releasing, one of the Guildford Four, a man wrongly convicted and jailed for the bombing of an army-frequented establishment at Guildford.

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at October 14, 2005 1:26 PM