This blows my mind...this whole thing is going to get uglier and uglier.
Iraqi lawyer Saadoun Janabi is pictured during the first day of the trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants in Baghdad's Green Zone October 19, 2005. Police said the body of Janabi, who was acting as defense lawyer for Saddam co-accused Awad al-Bander, was found shortly after his abduction late on October 20 with several gunshot wounds to the head and chest. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A defense lawyer for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants was shot dead after being abducted, police said on Friday, in a grim new twist to a case meant to turn the page on Iraq's bloody past.
Saadoun Janabi was kidnapped from his small Baghdad office late on Thursday, witnesses said. Police said on Friday his body was later found shot execution-style in the chest and head. Iraq's government condemned the murder, which some human rights groups said could have a "chilling effect" on Saddam's defense team and dim hopes for a fair trial amid relentless political bloodshed.
Saadoun Janabi was kidnapped from his small Baghdad office late on Thursday, witnesses said. Police said on Friday his body was later found shot execution-style in the chest and head. Iraq's government condemned the murder, which some human rights groups said could have a "chilling effect" on Saddam's defense team and dim hopes for a fair trial amid relentless political bloodshed.
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