Upcoming Motions Hearing Postponed in the 9/11 Case
That's the word from a member of the defense team, James Connell. His statement provides as follows:
This afternoon, the Guantanamo Bay military commission entered an order (AE035C) continuing the hearing scheduled for June 12-15 until August 8-12, 2012. Two defendants had requested such a continuance, one had opposed it, and two had taken no position. The order notes that all five defendants are currently set to be tried together and must be physically present on August 8.
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That's the word from a member of the defense team, James Connell. His statement provides as follows:
This afternoon, the Guantanamo Bay military commission entered an order (AE035C) continuing the hearing scheduled for June 12-15 until August 8-12, 2012. Two defendants had requested such a continuance, one had opposed it, and two had taken no position. The order notes that all five defendants are currently set to be tried together and must be physically present on August 8. Briefing is not yet complete on the questions of severing the defendants for trial and whether they must appear at every hearing. The military commission also set a hearing date of September 8-12, 2012. The order is still under seal pending classification review.
Wells C. Bennett was Managing Editor of Lawfare and a Fellow in National Security Law at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to Brookings, he was an Associate at Arnold & Porter LLP.
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