Saddam Hussein's lawyers will not take part in legal proceedings until the Iraqi tribunal acknowledges he was attacked in court and guarantees the safety of all defendants and attorneys, a lawyer for the former dictator said Tuesday. Members of Saddam's defense team claimed Saturday the former Iraqi president was attacked during a court appearance last week. The government and the Iraqi Special Tribunal said there had been no attack.But Khalil al-Dulaimi, a lawyer for Saddam who attended the court appearance, insisted the allegation was true and demanded the government acknowledge it. He also insisted the tribunal apologize, guarantee the safety of Saddam and other former regime figures, and punish the attacker. He said Saddam's lawyers would stop attending any further proceedings "until our demands are met."
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