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Musharraf's political party calls for removal of Pakistan judge
April 21, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), the political party of former president Pervez Musharraf demanded that Islamabad High Court Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui be removed from office and that his decisions be declared void. The request for Siddiqui's removal follows his order that Musharraf to.... [more]

Military judge rules 9/11 accused do not have to attend hearings
October 16, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
Five men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks do not have to attend court proceedings against them, a military judge ruled Monday. Army Col. James Pohl ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al.... [more]

US transferred 16 Saudi detainees from Guantanamo Bay [this day at law]
September 6, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On September 6, 2007, the US Department of Defense (DOD) reported that 16 Guantanamo Bay detainees had been transferred back to their home country of Saudi Arabia. At the time, the DOD indicated there were 80 detainees at the base that could be transferred. Other countries were hesitant to take in.... [more]

Iraq executes former Saddam Hussein official
June 7, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
The Iraqi government has executed Abid Hamid Mahmud, a former bodyguard and secretary of Saddam Hussein, an official from the Iraqi Justice Ministry said Thursday. Mahmud was sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 alongside former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz and one.... [more]

DOD refers charges against 9/11 suspects to military commission
April 4, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
The US Department of Defense (DOD) referred charges to a military commission on Wednesday against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay. Mohammed, along with Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa.... [more]

Lawyer for 9/11 suspect challenges government review of legal correspondence
February 10, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
James Connell, defense lawyer for suspected 9/11 conspirator Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday challenging an order for military officials to read all legal correspondence between the lawyers of the suspected 9/11 conspirators and.... [more]

Algeria court sentences former Guantanamo detainee to prison
January 17, 2012 by Max Slater
An Algerian court on Monday sentenced former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Aziz Naji to three years in prison for his participation in a foreign extremist group affiliated with al Qaeda. The sentence was less than the 10 years in prison and USD $6,330 fine sought by the prosecution. Naji was.... [more]

Iraq president prevented execution of former Saddam minister [this day at law]
November 17, 2011 by Meagan McElroy
On November 17, 2010, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani refused to sign an execution order for Tariq Aziz, the foreign minister and deputy prime minister for the government of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi High Criminal Court had sentenced the ex-minister to death in October 2010. Talabani cited his.... [more]

Military prosecutors bring charges against 9/11 suspects
May 31, 2011 by Zach Zagger
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that military prosecutors have sworn charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay. The DOD said Mohammed along with Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul.... [more]

Pakistan court orders police arrested in Bhutto assassination investigation
December 5, 2010 by Aman Kakar
A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) issued warrants on Saturday for the arrest of two police officers accused of failing to protect assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Special Judge of ATC Rana Nisar Ahmed Khan issued non-bailable warrants for the arrests of former police chief.... [more]



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