Guantánamo military commission hearings resume
- Published on 10/07/2008
Five Guantánamo detainees accused of involvement in the attacks of 11 September 2001 in the USA are due to appear in front of a military judge this week, beginning 9 July, as pre-trial hearings in the case resume. Amnesty International will have an observer at the proceedings.
The defendants are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 'Ali 'Abd al-'Aziz 'Ali ('Ammar al Baluchi) and Mustafa al Hawsawi. The government intends to try the men in a joint trial and to seek the death penalty against them.
See the briefing: Guantánamo: Military judge to question capital defendants on decision to represent themselves
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