Bushra Khalil

Bushra Khalil

Bushra Khalil ( _ar. بشرى خليل) is a lawyer from Beirut. She is best known as one of the legal defenders of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein when he was on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. Khalil is reported to be the only woman that met Hussein during the months of his trial. ["Saddam, who refuses visits from his family, was talking to Bushra Khalil, a Lebanese lawyer in her forties who is now the only woman he meets." -- From a 2006-05-14 article in "The Sunday Times", which can be found here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2179408,00.html] Khalil was thrown out of the coutroom during one's of Saddam's trials, after an argument with the judge [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5003944.stm|title=Lawyer thrown out of Saddam trial |work=BBC News|date=2006-05-22]

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