Saddam may sue over Sun (underpants) pictures (The Guardian)

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Saddam may sue over Sun pictures

Clare Dyer, legal editor
Wednesday June 29, 2005
The Guardian

A leading London media lawyer is to advise on Saddam Hussein's prospects of success in a high court human rights claim over photographs of him in his underpants which appeared on the front page of the Sun.

David Price has been approached by Saddam's family about a possible claim against the paper in the high court over the publication last month of intrusive photographs of the former Iraqi dictator in jail, the Guardian has learned.

Mr Price declined to comment yesterday, but other lawyers said Saddam would have a good chance of winning a claim for misuse of private information, a new form of action which has developed as a result of the Human Rights Act. However, the damages are likely to be small.

Hugh Tomlinson QC of Matrix chambers said: "It seems to me that he's got a cast-iron case. What's the defence - public interest? Is there a public interest in showing Saddam in his underpants?"

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[applegrove]

1. I swear I saw some two year old skivies in those photos from gassed

kurdish villages.

Like the nepharious everywhere..Saddam is a world class hypocrite.

[Patty Diana]

2. GOOD FOR HIM!!

[Up2Late]

3. Kick n/t

:kick: