"Harry Krause" wrote in message

The Iraqi judge claimed he was operating under coalition authority.

That cannot be possible. The CPA ceased to exist on June 28. Probably a
[conveniently deliberate] translation error in the press report.


Further, the investigation of the charges is to be provided by the U.S.

Many authorities, even in the USA, contract with outside providers for
investigative services. Moreover, the CPA was the governing authority
during most of the time Saddam was in custody.


But that's far less of an issue than the denial of regular access to
counsel.

Their system does not require counsel at an arraignment. Additionally, most
accounts seem to indicate that a great deal of the so-called "attorney
access" problem Saddam has encountered has been brought about by internecine
squabbling, with two or more sets of attorneys bickering with family
factions over who is to be the representative.