Prosecutors Challenge Torture Ruling in 9/11 Terrorism Case
The war court prosecutor is seeking to overturn a judge's decision that an accused 9/11 plotter was tortured, which could impact the use of evidence in the high-profile case.
In a highly anticipated move, the war court prosecutor has requested that a military panel overturn a previous ruling that accused 9/11 plotter Ammar al-Baluchi was tortured during interrogations in 2007. This decision could have significant implications for the use of evidence in the high-profile terrorism case.
The judge's ruling last year stated that the torture of al-Baluchi had violated the Geneva Conventions and that any statements he made as a result could not be used in court. Prosecutors are now challenging this finding, arguing that the alleged torture methods used on al-Baluchi do not meet the legal definition of torture under U.S. law.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The New York Times
