Tareq Aziz, the international face of hanged president Saddam Hussein's regime, is set to appear before the Iraqi High Tribunal on Tuesday without the new legal team he demanded three weeks ago. His first court appearance ended abruptly after he said he wanted new lawyers because his Iraqi counsel Badie Izzat Aref was unable to attend for "security reasons." The trial was then adjourned until May 20 so new lawyers could be appointed, but Aziz, who faces charges linked to the execution of 42 Baghdad merchants in 1992, may now have to seek a new court date or represent himself on Tuesday.