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Accused 9/11 plotters ask for new Gitmo judge to be replaced

World News // 5 years ago

Accused 9/11 plotters ask for new Gitmo judge to be replaced

On the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Tuesday, five men accused of masterminding the plot face trial at the Navy's prison in Guantanamo Bay.

Pretrial hearing at Guantanamo focuses on tying 5 men to 9/11 attacks

U.S. News // 6 years ago

Pretrial hearing at Guantanamo focuses on tying 5 men to 9/11 attacks

Videos of the World Trade Center towers collapsing as planes crashed into them were front and center during pretrial hearings at Guantanamo.

Accused 9/11 conspirators start 26th round of hearings at Guantanamo

U.S. News // 6 years ago

Accused 9/11 conspirators start 26th round of hearings at Guantanamo

The 26th round of pretrial hearings for Khalid Sheik Mohammed, accused orchestrator of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, and 4 others begin Monday at Guantanamo.

World News // 1 decade ago

Sept. 11, 2001, tribunal adjourned until June

The 9/11 military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay was adjourned until June, with the judge considering the appointment of independent lawyers to advise the accused.

World News // 1 decade ago

Guantanamo judge adjourns hearings

U.S. Army Col. James Pohl, overseeing the prosecution of five Sept. 11, 2001 terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, suspended hearings until Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

General spared prison for having adulterous affair

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair was spared jail time Thursday for having an affair with a subordinate and will be allowed to retire from the U.S. Army.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Military judge suspend sex assault trial against Sinclair indefinitely

The sex assault court-martial against U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair was halted Tuesday as Sinclair's lawyers and prosecutors tried to negotiate a plea.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Judge finds unlawful influence in sexual assault case, won't dismiss charges

The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair found the appearance of unlawful command influence by officials at the Pentagon.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Court-martial of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sinclair begins

The court-martial of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeff Sinclair, accused of adultery and other charges, began with pre-trial motions Tuesday at Fort Bragg. N.C.

World News // 1 decade ago

9/11 suspect ejected from war court for outbursts

A U.S. military judge booted one of the suspected planners of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States from the war court for his outbursts.

Colonel James L. Pohl is an American lawyer and an officer in the United States Army.

He is notable for having been appointed the President of a Guantanamo military commission. He is Presiding over the Commission of Ahmed Darbi and Abd el-Rahim al-Nashiri. He is notable for serving as the judge of several of the GIs in the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse cases, and barring the demolition of Abu Ghraib because he had ruled it a crime scene.

On 6 January 2009 Pohl was appointed to replace Ralph Kohlmann as the Chief Presiding Officer for the Military Commissions.

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