Tag: Miltiary Commissions
Posted on Mon Oct 13, 2008 at 10:21:12 PM EST
Tags: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Miltiary Commissions (all tags)
The military judge presiding over the trial of accused "9/11 mastermind" Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has ordered he and five other detainees be provided battery power in their cells 12 hours a day to use their laptops and prepare for trial. They won't be allowed to use the internet. The opinion is here (pdf).
The Government is seeking death for Mohammed. The Military Commissions Procedures are not fair, and the trial won't be fair, but to deny the accused the opportunity to adequately review the evidence against him would be completely unacceptable.
Guantanamo has eroded our reputation in the world. It should be closed. Those accused of crimes should be tried either in our federal courts, an international tribunal or under the Military Code of Justice. Providing laptops with discovery is a crumb that won't cure the problem.
Posted on Wed Sep 24, 2008 at 04:42:20 PM EST
Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Binalshibh, Miltiary Commissions (all tags)
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed this week took the lead for himself and four other accused terrorists during pre-trial hearings in their military commissions proceeding.
Mohammed, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mustafa Ahmed al Hawsawi, Walid bin Attash and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali are charged with conspiring with al Qaeda to kill civilians in the September 11 attacks. All face the death penalty. While blasting the procedures as an "inquisition" and requesting recusal of the judge, Mohammed also offered to try and convince Ramzi Binalshibh to come out of his cell voluntarily and attend the proceedings. [More...]
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