Anti-Saddam judge 'executed'
2003-11-03 19:59
Najaf - The judge heading judicial committees to probe former officials of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime in the central city of Najaf was shot dead on Monday, reported a prosecutor who had been kidnapped with him.
Muhan Jabr al-Shuwaili, who chairs the Najaf tribunal and the investigative committees, was kidnapped along with Najaf prosecutor-general Aref Aziz, from the judge's house in the city early on Monday, said Aziz.
The two were taken in cars to a desert area, 8km north of Najaf, he said.
"One of the assailants said: 'Saddam has ordered your prosecution.' Then they fired two shots into his head," said Aziz.
"As for me, they told me: 'This does not concern you.' They released me," he added.
- AFP