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Salem Chalabi off Saddam tribunal

By Luke Harding

BAGHDAD, SEPT. 7. Salem Chalabi, the man organising the trial of Saddam Hussein, has been sacked from his job after allegedly failing to return from Britain to face a murder charge in Iraq.

Mr. Chalabi, whose uncle Ahmad Chalabi is the controversial founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), has been removed as the head of the Iraqi special tribunal responsible for Mr. Hussein's case, said INC officials last night. The move comes almost a month after an Iraqi judge issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of murdering a senior official in the Finance Ministry.

Another warrant was issued for Ahmad Chalabi, accusing him of money laundering. Both men have denied the accusations, calling them `ridiculous.'

Last night, Mr. Salem Chalabi described his sacking as `illegitimate,' saying: "I intend to challenge it." —

© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004

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