Accused September 11 planners set for court (June 5)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Accused September 11 planners set for court
Wed May 14, 2008 8:46pm EDT

By Jane Sutton

MIAMI (Reuters) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of
masterminding the September 11 attacks, is tentatively
due to appear before a U.S. war court judge at
Guantanamo Bay for the first time on June 5, a military
official said on Wednesday.

The chief judge for the Guantanamo tribunals, Marine Col.
Ralph Kohlmann, notified military defense lawyers of the
tentative arraignment date for Mohammed and four other
captives who could face execution if convicted of murder
and conspiracy charges stemming from the 2001 attacks
on the United States.

"The judge made it clear that if there were problems with
scheduling that he requested to be notified immediately,"
Army Col. Steve David, the chief defense counsel for the
tribunals, said via e-mail.

The American Civil Liberties Union said it was outraged the
arraignment was scheduled before the detainees had met
with their lawyers. It also accused the U.S. government of
delaying security clearances for two civilian attorneys who
have offered to represent Mohammed.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1453850520080515

[merwin]

1. Great. A fake trial in a kangaroo court.

That'll restore faith in our justice system.

[frog92969]

2. Can we ever know what to believe?

Up is down in b*$h world, without fail.