Defendant Attacks Planner 11/9 on Trial
by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had confessed to planning attacks on11 September 2001.
The man accused of plotting the September 11 attacks in the United States, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, at the hearing in themilitary prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
With a long beard, sat a row of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed with four other defendants. They appeared in public for the first time in three years.
“The prosecution is ready to begin in the case of Khalid SheikhMohammed,” the prosecutor said Brigadier General Mark Martins on Saturday (5/5).
But Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who admitted planning the September 11 attacks with hijacked planes, refused to answer any questions the judge. Sheikh Mohammed asked the judge if satisfied with the militarylawyers and civilian lawyers.
“I’m sure Mohammed would rejectthe trial. I’m sure he’s very concerned about the fairness factor in the trial,” said civilian lawyer, David Nevin.
The new regulations Judge James Pohl warned it will not allow the defendant to block the proceedings and will continuethe hearing without the participation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
“The defendant can not choose not to participate and interfere with the trial process,” said Pohl.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and fourother defendants face various charges, among them the dakwan in 2976 murder case.
The first trial with the defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was stopped when Barack Obama took office as president. President Obama wants to replace the military courts to civilian courts, but the effort wasthwarted by the opposition in Congress.
However the trial in military courts are now bound by the new regulations, including prohibiting the use of evidence obtained from the interrogation through torture.
(Bbc / bbc)
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