Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52.

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Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa, a former Iraq judge who presided during the trial of former dictator Saddam Hussein, dies from COVID-19 at the age of 52.

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