Latest: The chief war court judge just canceled the Oct. 19-29 pretrial hearings in the Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Col. Douglas Watkins wrote in his four-page order that the coronavirus pandemic "continues and remains fluid." #COVID19
Col. Douglas Watkins wrote in his four-page order that the coronavirus pandemic "continues and remains fluid." #COVID19
The judge also said prosecutors have yet to submit "an approved plan that meaningfully alleviates the adverse impact" of Gitmo's quarantine-style restrictions.
He called an embryonic prosecution idea to test court-bound travelers before flight a "yet-to-be-approved concept."
He called an embryonic prosecution idea to test court-bound travelers before flight a "yet-to-be-approved concept."
That leaves just two more sessions of pretrial hearings in the Sept. 11 case on the 2020 Guantanamo court calendar: Nov. 16-20 and Dec. 7-16.
The last 9/11 hearing was held in February, before the trial judge abruptly resigned. Watkins is caretaker judge.
nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/…
The last 9/11 hearing was held in February, before the trial judge abruptly resigned. Watkins is caretaker judge.
nytimes.com/2020/07/27/us/…
From the judge's order...
*ROM=Restriction of Movement, military jargon for quarantine. The Guantanamo prison protocols confine lawyers to a barracks near the airstrip with individual rooms but communal showers and toilets.
*ROM=Restriction of Movement, military jargon for quarantine. The Guantanamo prison protocols confine lawyers to a barracks near the airstrip with individual rooms but communal showers and toilets.
