Ruling: U.S. detainee trials to continue

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. military appeals court in Washington overturned a ruling that stalled trials of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The three-judge panel said a ruling in June by military Judge Col. Peter Brownback was beyond his authority. He had ruled prosecutors couldn't prove detainees to be "unlawful" under a requirement passed by Congress.

The appeals court said Brownback should have reviewed prosecutors' evidence before trial to verify that it did constitute "unlawful" behavior before dismissing the case.

There are about 340 detainees at the military prison at Guantanamo and only one case has been resolved. That was in March when an Australian citizen accepted a plea deal.

Since then, prosecutors have been frustrated by Brownback's ruling that stalled the process, The New York Times said.

Among evidence that will now be used is videotape of a then-15-year-old Canadian suspect Omar Khadr allegedly preparing explosives in Afghanistan and who was charged with killing a U.S. soldier in a firefight.