Lawyers can question 9/11 suspect in writing (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 08/22/2009 - 7:31pm

FILE -- In this March 1, 2003 file photo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan.<br /><br />(AP Photo/File)AP - Lawyers for a Guantanamo Bay detainee will be allowed to question — in writing — accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a federal judge has ruled.

The decision is a setback for government lawyers who had sought to limit the scope of detainee lawyers' challenges to the detention and prosecution of terror suspects.




 

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