05 May 2011 :
a special court set up to prosecute former leader Saddam Hussein and his associates after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq will be disbanded, the Iraqi government said.A proposed law to disband the tribunal was sent to the parliament, according to a government statement.
The court spokesman, Raid Juhi, told The Associated Press that the decision was made because the court had finished its cases. The proposed law sets June 30 as a deadline to settle a few final minor cases, he added.
(Sources: Los Angeles Times, Ap, 04/05/2011)
