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Yemeni suspect in 9/11 attacks asks court to halt harassment
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:19pm EST
Yemeni suspect in 9/11 attacks asks court to halt harassment
FORT MEADE, MD. | BY LACEY JOHNSON
Attorneys for a Yemeni man accused in the Sept. 11 attacks asked a military judge on Friday to halt court proceedings until Guantanamo Bay prison guards stop tormenting their client.
Ramzi bin al Shibh, 43, testified during a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday that guards have used noises and vibrations to abuse him and disrupt his sleep for years.
He said prison staff had refused to comply with a 2013 order by Judge Army Colonel James Pohl to stop any harassment of him. Prosecutors at the military tribunal suggested bin al Shibh was either delusional or lying.
Bin al Shibh’s attorney, James Harrington, said: “Both he and I were concerned about potential retaliation when he returned to camp, given the testimony he had given.”
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Yemeni suspect in 9/11 attacks asks court to halt harassment
FORT MEADE, MD. | BY LACEY JOHNSON
Attorneys for a Yemeni man accused in the Sept. 11 attacks asked a military judge on Friday to halt court proceedings until Guantanamo Bay prison guards stop tormenting their client.
Ramzi bin al Shibh, 43, testified during a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday that guards have used noises and vibrations to abuse him and disrupt his sleep for years.
He said prison staff had refused to comply with a 2013 order by Judge Army Colonel James Pohl to stop any harassment of him. Prosecutors at the military tribunal suggested bin al Shibh was either delusional or lying.
Bin al Shibh’s attorney, James Harrington, said: “Both he and I were concerned about potential retaliation when he returned to camp, given the testimony he had given.”
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guantanamo-binalshibh-idUSKCN0VZ2RC