Hamdan plans boycott of Guantanamo military commission trial
April 28, 2008
[JURIST] Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] said Monday that he will join fellow detainees in a boycott of his upcoming military commission trial. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who has been in US custody since 2001, said at a pre-.... [more] 
'High value' detainee transferred to Guantanamo from CIA custody
March 15, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced [press release] Friday that an alleged top al-Qaeda operative has been transferred from CIA custody to Guantanamo Bay. Muhammad Rahim, a former messenger for Osama bin Laden said to have helped the terrorist leader escape from Afghanistan in.... [more]
Military commission charges confirmed against Guantanamo detainee al-Qosi
March 5, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense said Wednesday that two charges have been referred [PDF text; press release] against Guantanamo Bay detainee Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi [DOD materials; GlobalSecurity profile]. The military commission charges referred are "providing material support to.... [more]
Military commission charges confirmed against Guantanamo detainee al Bahlul
February 27, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense said Tuesday that three charges have been referred [press release; charges sheet, PDF] against Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul for his alleged ties to al Qaeda. Al Bahlul [DOD materials] is accused of serving as "personal and.... [more]
DOD lays new charges against two more Guantanamo detainees
February 9, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense [official website] announced Friday that two more Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees have been charged with war crimes. Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul [DOD press release], alleged to be Osama bin Laden's personal assistant and media secretary,.... [more]
US Army officer describes Hamdan capture at Guantanamo hearing
December 6, 2007
[JURIST] A US Army major testified Thursday at a pretrial hearing to determine whether Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] qualifies as an enemy combatant [JURIST news archive], describing the circumstances under which Hamdan was taken into.... [more]
Supreme Court declines challenge to military commission system
October 1, 2007
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] Monday turned back a number of cases brought before it for review, including the appeal [docket] of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] challenging the constitutionality of the military.... [more]
Germany minister publicly mulls targeted killings, indeterminate terror detentions
July 9, 2007
[JURIST] German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble [BBC News profile; personal website, in German] said it was imperative not to underplay the gravity of terrorist threats and raised the possibility of "targeted killings" of terror suspects like Osama Bin Laden and the indefinite detention of.... [more]
Padilla jury hears co-defendant wiretap conversations supporting bin Laden
June 26, 2007
[JURIST] The jury in the Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] terrorism case heard new wiretap evidence Tuesday suggesting that Padilla's co-defendants supported Osama bin Laden [JURIST news archive]. The prosecution first played a video interview that aired on CNN in 1997, in which bin Laden.... [more]
Padilla trial judges refuses to suppress FBI wiretap evidence
June 2, 2007
[JURIST] US District Judge Marcia Cooke [official profile] declined to exclude FBI wiretap evidence from the trial of accused terrorist supporter Jose Padilla [JURIST news archive] Friday, rejecting arguments by defense attorneys that phone conversations that mentioned Osama bin Laden were.... [more]
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