Rizgar Muhammad Amin
Rizgar Muhammad Amin (* 1957 in Sulaimaniyya ; occasionally Dajar Mohammed Amin ) is an Iraqi lawyer . The independent Kurd was chairman of the five-person special tribunal in the trial of Saddam Hussein .
Amin, who comes from a respected Kurdish family, studied law in Baghdad . After completing his studies, he returned to his hometown of Sulaimaniyya, where he worked as a judge and lawyer . Because of his refusal to join the Ba'ath Party , he initially only worked in subordinate positions. Since the extensive autonomy of the Kurdish part of Iraq, Amin gained increasing influence: in quick succession he became deputy president of the court of appeal and finally president of the regional criminal court.
Amin was appointed to the Iraqi Special Tribunal in 2004 under strict secrecy by Jalal Talabani . For his own safety, Amin's chairmanship of the tribunal was only announced at the beginning of the trial. Amin is, next to Raid Dschuhi , the only one of the five judges who has become known by name.
After two of Saddam Hussein's defenders fell victim to attacks, the court considered moving the proceedings to the more stable Kurdish region.
On January 14, 2006, the NZZ reported that he had submitted his resignation as a judge in the trial against Saddam Hussein.
Amin lives in Sulaimaniyya with his wife Nazarin Ahmed (born 1962) and their four children .
See also
Web links
- Interview with amine (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amin, Rizgar Muhammad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iraqi judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulaimaniyya |