Saddam Hussein has refused to enter a plea after being formally charged with ordering the killing and torture of hundreds of Shia villagers, telling the judge at his trial that he was still Iraq's president.

The detailed charges read out by Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman stemmed from the killing of 148 Shias after an attempt on Saddam's life in 1982 in the village of Dujail.

The ousted president is accused of ordering the killing and torture of hundreds in the village, including women and children. He is also accused of sending helicopters and planes to bomb Dujail, north of Baghdad.
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Gosh, he was a swell guy!
Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Saddam refuses to enter trial plea Saddam Hussein has refused to enter a plea after being formally charged with ordering the killing and torture of hundreds of Shia villagers, telling the judge at his trial that he was still Iraq's president. The detailed charges read out by Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman stemmed from the killing of 148 Shias after an attempt on Saddam's life in 1982 in the village of Dujail. The ousted president is accused of ordering the killing and torture of hundreds in the village, including women and Rating: 5