Saadoun Antar al-Janabi

Saadoun Antar al-Janabi (died 20 October 2005) was an Iraqi defence attorney during the Saddam Hussein Trials, and was one of two lawyers representing Awad Hamed al-Bandar. He was the head of defense team in the trial.

Saadoun Antar al-Janabi
الجنابي، سعدون عنتر
Died20 October 2005
Baghdad
OccupationLawyer
Known forChief defence lawyer for Awad Hamed al-Bandar

Career

He published his master's thesis Provisions of exceptional circumstances in Iraqi legislation (Arabic: أحكام الظروف الأستثنائية في التشريع العراقي) in 1981, and it still cited in several law courses such as at Al-Mustansiriya University.[1][2]

Death

Ten masked gunmen wearing Iraqi Police uniforms abducted al-Janabi, who was reportedly cooperative, from his office in Baghdad on October 20, 2005, one day after the trial of Awad Hamed al-Bandar began. His body was recovered outside an Ur mosque the following day with two gunshots to the head. Dheyaa al-Saadi, a lawyer who the following year led the Iraqi Bar Association, criticised the assassination, stating "This will have grave repercussions. This will hinder lawyers from defending those held for political reasons."[3][4] In the course of the trials for Saddam Hussein, Saadoun al-Janabi was the first of many people to be killed by the government forces.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "الجامعة المستنصرية | كتاب احكام الظروف الاستثنائية في التشريع العراقي".
  2. Jordanian Judicial Institute Library
  3. Wagner, Thomas (2005-10-21). "Saddam trial defence lawyer shot dead". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  4. "Kidnapped Saddam Trial Lawyer Killed | Arab News". 22 October 2005.
  5. Sengupta, Kim (2009-04-01). "Saddam's lawyer is tortured and murdered". The Independent. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. "Saddam's Principal Defense Lawyer Slain in Baghdad". NPR.org.
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