Monday, the court appointed Raouf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman, a Kurd, to temporarily replace the presiding judge who resigned this month after criticism of his conduct of the trial.

• 法庭星期一任命库尔德人法官拉赫曼为主审法官，暂时接替因为审判的方式受到批评而在本月辞职的主审法官。