Tuesday 25 January 2005, 13:17 Makka Time, 10:17 GMT
According to the police an Iraqi judge was shot dead by armed men,while he was leaving his house in eastern Baghdad, on Tuesday.
Judge Qais Hashim al-Shammari found his death in a roadside ambush along with his brother-in-law.
Fighters already killed Baghdad's provincial governor, and the deputy of police chief recently, in an attempt to stop the elections.
Il Romanaccio at 12:49 PM