Pre-trial hearings for five 9/11 suspects delayed for 18 months by COVID resume at Guantanamo Bay days before 20th anniversary of terror attacks
On Tuesday the cases against five 9/11 suspects will resume, with pre-trial hearings being held for the first time since February 2020
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, described as the 'mastermind' of the plot, is one of the five whose case will resume
Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi will also have their cases advance
The five all face the death penalty if convicted but much of their defense rests on the fact that they were all tortured while in custody
The 10 days of hearings are expected to be largely dealing with administrative issues and the five are not thought likely to address the court
There have been more than 40 rounds of pretrial hearings since the five detainees were arraigned in May 2012
No date has been set for their trial to begin and Joe Biden has said he wishes to close Guantanamo Bay - but he has not given indication of when
By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com and Afp
Published: 21:32 EDT, 5 September 2021 | Updated: 01:32 EDT, 7 September 2021
Five of the suspects accused of being involved in the September 11 attacks will see their cases resume on Tuesday in Guantanamo Bay, after an 18-month hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic.
The five - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed; Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash; Ramzi Bin al-Shibh; Ali Abdul Aziz Ali; and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi - were initially arraigned in May 2012.
Since then, there have been more than 40 rounds of pre-trial hearings, with the latest set to begin just four days before the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
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