Latest news trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks today in 2012

Latest news trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks today in 2012
Latest news trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks today in 2012


Begins on Saturday, May 5 / May trial in the United States, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 others for the murder of 2976 people during the attacks of September 11 / September 2011. It is due to appear before a military tribunal detainees at Guantanamo, where they will be formally charged them.

It should be noted that ‫ Pakistani Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his nephew Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and the Saudi detainees are Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Hawsawi and detained a Yemeni Ramzi bin al-Shibh, accused of planning to the biggest terrorist attack in U.S. history, and facing the death penalty if convicted.

The charges include conspiracy with "Al Qaeda", the killing of civilians, targeting civilian buildings, and murder in violation of the rules of war, kidnapping, and terrorism. And carry a document prosecutors the names of the victims of September atheist / September.

He was arrested Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, nine years ago and the transfer of "a CIA prison secrecy" to Guantanamo Bay in 2006.

It is reported that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is one of three detainees the United States recognized by subjecting them to torture by dumping.

Ended the first day of hearings in the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the attacks of September / September 2001, which represents, with the four other defendants before a special military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay.

During the meeting, which lasted more than nine hours, the five defendants refused to comment on the charges against them, which include air piracy, terrorism, killing nearly three thousand people in Washington and New York
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Also refused to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to answer questions from the judge whether he was satisfied with military lawyers and civilian Americans who defend him.

In addition to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, both facing the Yemeni Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Pakistani Ali Abdul Aziz Ali aka Ammar Baluchi, and the Saudis and Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Hawsawi, the death penalty if convicted.

The indictment included a "conspiracy and the attack on civilians, wound, murder and willful violation of the law of war, destruction, hijacking and terrorism," according to the Prosecutor General announced Marc Martens.

The Attorney-General that he is ready to begin the trial on the first of August / August next, but the defense said he needed an extra year.

It is likely the trial will not start before May / May 2013 but this date has not yet been decided and may be postponed.

The hearing will be held the next action to be allocated for the defense of the 12 to June 15 next.

Proceedings
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was arrested in Pakistan in 2003 and transferred to Guantanamo in 2006

During the session to stop the defendant Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and prostrated on the land of the courtroom and led in prayer, a group of guards watched him closely without intervening.

The defendant Walid bin Attash is registered in the seat after he refused to come to court voluntarily. The judge ordered Loosen restrictions after he promised to remain in the courtroom.

After the rejection of all the defendants put headsets that allow them to listen to an Arabic translation of the questions that were directed by the judge in English judge suspended the meeting for a short period and then resume after it hired an interpreter provides translation out loud to all those in the hall.

A lawyer for Sheikh Muhammad al-Madani, David Nevin, "I think that he was deeply concerned about the fairness of the proceedings."

Cheryl Bormann was considered a civilian, a lawyer defending bin Attash that treatment of her client at Guantanamo conflict with his ability to participate in the proceedings.

Burman said that she was wearing a veil in court, "these men had been abused."

The judge said that lawyers are not entitled to submit requests in a manner related to the treatment of defendants before settling the issue of their legal representation.

But the defendants continued their refusal to answer questions from the judge, the judge decided after the defendants refused to record the answer to his questions to participate in the defense of court-appointed lawyers for the accused as well as military lawyers.

Represents each of the five defendants accused of a civil attorney familiar with issues that are likely to be issued where a death sentence.

It is noteworthy that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, of Pakistani origin, but born in Kuwait, was arrested in Pakistan in 2003 and was transferred in 2006 to Guantanamo Bay.

The procedures before the start of his court-martial for the first time in 2008, has announced plans to pay Onhuantanamu pleaded guilty.

But the trial was postponed after the election of President Barack Obama, who tried for three years, transfer the case to the civil courts after announcing its intention to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

In April / April 2011 rejected the attempts by the White House to return the case to Guantanamo. But has been setting new standards for the military trials, such as not taking confessions extracted under torture