Military Law
Defense Lawyers Say Charges Dropped Against 9/11 Suspect Due to Torture
Posted May 14, 2008, 05:47 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Defense lawyers say charges have been dropped against a detainee suspected in the Sept. 11 attacks because evidence against him was obtained by torture.
The Pentagon announced yesterday its decision to dismiss charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, suspected of plotting to become the 20th hijacker on Sept. 11. No reason was given for the decision, Reuters reports. He was stopped by immigration officials in August 2001 as he tried to enter the United States and placed on a flight out of the country, Reuters reports. He was later captured in Afghanistan.
Officials close to the case told the Washington Post the case against Qahtani was weak because most of the evidence against him consisted of coerced… Continue reading...
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