AFP-Saddam judge tenders resignation

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The Iraqi judge presiding over the trial of
Saddam Hussein has submitted his resignation after criticism over his running of the court, an official said, in the latest drama to hit the case.

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Rizkar Mohammed Amin, a chief judge on the Iraqi High Tribunal trying the deposed dictator and seven co-accused, handed in his notice on January 10, an official close to the tribunal said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"Efforts are underway to try to get him to change his mind," he said.

"The resignation has not yet been accepted," the official told AFP.

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