Prosecutor accuses Saddam's trial judge of bias

This is an interesting wrinkle:

The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial has demanded the presiding judge step down, accusing him of bias towards the deposed leader and his co-defendants.

Munqidh Al Faraun, the chief prosecutor, argued on Wednesday that Abdullah al-Amiri, the trial judge, was too lenient with defendants who had threatened lawyers and witnesses.

"You allowed this court to become a political podium for the defendants," Munqidh told al-Amiri. "The chief prosecutor's office requests the judge step down from this case."