Saddam's judge seeks asylum in U.K.

No big surprise with this one. It's sad that Iraq is not safe for men like this who are trying to do the right thing.

LONDON: The Iraqi trial judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death has asked for asylum in Britain, Arab television reported.

The television said that Raouf Abdel Rahman had asked for asylum after going to Britain with his family in mid-December on a visitor's visa.

"The information we have is that the judge sought asylum for reasons including that he fears for his own life and the lives of family members ... The application is being considered by the Home Office," said London correspondent of the television, citing unnamed official British sources.
(The News)