The new chief judge will be Raouf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman, who like his predecessor is a Kurd. Abdel-Rahman serves on a backup panel and has been following the trial, officials said.

• 这样的变动引起了新的有关于审讯程序公正性的疑问。对于一个早就与延误，暗杀和次序混乱联系在一起的前伊拉克领袖审讯来说，这无疑显示了更多的管理混乱迹象。