Saddam judge shot dead

2005-03-02 09:46

Baghdad - Gunmen shot dead in Baghdad on Tuesday an Iraqi investigative judge and his son, who were working on the special tribunal set up for trying Saddam Hussein, a source close to the Iraqi courts has revealed.

Investigative judge Barwize Mohamed Marwane and his son Arayan were gunned down as they stepped out of their home on Tuesday morning, the source said.

Marwane, a judge on the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up for trying Saddam and other old regime officials, and his son were Kurds, the source said.

Arayan worked as a clerk for the tribunal, the source added.

They are the first known members of the Iraqi Special Tribunal to be killed. A western legal expert said on Monday the work of the Iraqi Special Tribunal had been impaired by security threats but refused to comment on whether any members had been killed or wounded.

- AFP