Military to Probe Why Accused Sept.11 Detainees Talked Amongst Themselves
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Military to Probe Why Accused Sept. 11 Detainees Talked Amongst Themselves
Friday, June 06, 2008
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June 5: Sketch shows 4 Sept. 11 attacks co-conspirator suspects, at left, attending arraignment inside the war crimes courthouse at Guantanamo Bay.
June 5: Sketch shows 4 Sept. 11 attacks co-conspirator suspects, at left, attending arraignment inside the war crimes courthouse at Guantanamo Bay.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — U.S. military officers responsible for defending Guantanamo detainees said they will investigate why five men accused in the Sept. 11 attacks were allowed to talk among themselves at their arraignment and allegedly pressure one defendants to reject his lawyers.
All five said they would represent themselves in the death penalty trial, the first U.S. attempt to prosecute those believed to be directly responsible for killing 2,973 people in the bloodiest terrorist attacks ever on U.S. soil.
None entered pleas, and two said they hope to become martyrs for their anti-American cause.
But lawyers for Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi complained he was pressured by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the former third-ranking al-Qaida leader and alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks.
"It was clear Mr. Mohammed was trying to intimidate Mr. Hawsawi," said Army Maj. Jon Jackson, his lead military attorney. "He was shaking."
Jackson complained to the judge after an interpreter overheard
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