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APFate of key witness unknown in detainee's NY trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER (AP) – 1 hour ago
NEW YORK — Opening statements at the first civilian trial for a Guantanamo Bay detainee could begin as early as Wednesday unless a New York judge blocks a key government witness from testifying.
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan is expected to rule Wednesday on the fate of a witness who sold explosives to defendant Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani (AH'-mehd KAL'fahn guh-LAHN'-ee).
Kaplan has said he will delay the trial a few days if he excludes the witness and prosecutors appeal.
Defense attorneys say the witness should be excluded because he was discovered only after Ghailani underwent harsh questioning at a CIA-run camp overseas in 2004.
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