Saddam met Iraqi officials before trial- Arabiya TV (Reuters) Updated: 2005-10-19 17:19
Saddam Hussein met a group of Iraqi officials, including national security
adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, at a Baghdad courtroom shortly before he was due to
go on trial on Wednesday, Al Arabiya television said.
The television's Baghdad correspondent said the judge who will preside over
the trial was absent from the meeting. She gave no further details.
Saddam is being put on trial on charges of crimes against
humanity.
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