Chief Prosecutor on 9/11 Case Hearings This Week
Here is the Chief Prosecutor of the military commissions, Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's statement, which addresses this week's hearings in the United States v.
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Here is the Chief Prosecutor of the military commissions, Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's statement, which addresses this week's hearings in the United States v. Mohammed et al. It opens:
Good afternoon, and as I understand that the family members of five victims of the September 11th attacks are viewing this by closed circuit television here in Guantanamo—and perhaps more by closed circuit television in the continental United States—I want especially to greet these observers, who have a particular interest in these proceedings: we cannot ever presume to fathom your loss and your grief; please allow us, though, to tender to you the consolation that perhaps can be found in knowing that justice under law will be achieved, however long that takes. This week, the Military Commission convened to try the charges against Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi considered pre-trial issues raised by the defense and the prosecution. The Judge examined the parties’ written briefs, heard oral argument, and, on some issues, took witness testimony.
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