Mohammed Oreibi Al-Khalifa
Mohammed Oreibi Al-Khalifa | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1969 |
| Died | 2 April 2021 (aged 51) Baghdad, Iraq |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Occupation | Judge |
Mohammed Oreibi Al-Khalifa (27 October 1969 – 2 April 2021) was chief judge of the Iraqi Special Tribunal's Al-Anfal trial.
Career
[edit]Oreibi graduated from the Faculty Law of Baghdad University in 1992 and was appointed a judge in 2000 by a presidential decree. [1]
He was named as judge in the Saddam trial in August 2004.
Saddam trial
[edit]During the sectarian war in 2006, his brother in law was shot dead. [2]
Death
[edit]He died on 2 April 2021, at a hospital in Baghdad after contracting COVID-19.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iraq Judge Who Presided Over Saddam's Trial Dies of COVID-19 | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Brother-in-law of Saddam trial judge shot dead". NBC News. 29 September 2006.
- ^ "Iraq judge who presided over Saddam's trial dies of COVID-19". Alton Telegraph. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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