Saadoun Antar al-Janabi (died 20 October 2005) was an Iraqi defence attorney during the Saddam Hussein trials, and was one of two lawyers representing Awad Hamed al-Bandar.
He published his master's thesis Provisions of exceptional circumstances in Iraqi legislation (Arabic: أحكام الظروف الأستثنائية في التشريع العراقي) in 1981, which is still cited in several law courses such as at Al-Mustansiriya University.
[1][2] Ten masked gunmen wearing Iraqi Police uniforms abducted al-Janabi, who was reportedly cooperative, from his office in Baghdad on October 20, 2005, one day after the trial of Awad Hamed al-Bandar began.
Dheyaa al-Saadi, a lawyer who the following year led the Iraqi Bar Association, criticised the assassination, stating "This will have grave repercussions.
"[3][4] In the course of the trials for Saddam Hussein, Saadoun al-Janabi was the first of many people to be killed by the government forces.