BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein's chief attorney dismissed statements from the Iraqi government that the former president's trial would begin on Oct. 19 as "invalid" and said on Saturday he needed "years" just to read the evidence.
"The defence team has not been informed about the decision and has not signed it. It is invalid," Khalil Dulaimi told Reuters, adding that in any case he did not recognise the legitimacy of the Special Tribunal set up to try Saddam and his aides.
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