By Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service
FORT MEADE, Md., April 14, 2014 – Military commission
proceedings for five suspects in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the
United States went into recess this morning after a defense attorney said the
FBI questioned a member of his team about the suspects.
The proceedings began today at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and a
video feed here allows reporters unable to travel to Guantanamo Bay to cover
the commission.
James Harrington, attorney for defendant Ramzi Binalshibh,
introduced the FBI investigation at the start of this morning’s four-day
hearing. He did not indicate why FBI agents recently questioned his defense
team member, but said the individual handled classified evidence. The hearing
was set to examine whether Binalshibh is mentally capable to stand trial.
“Some inquiry needs to be made,” Harrington told Judge James
Pohl. “Until that’s done, I can’t see how anything can go forward.” Pohl
allowed the defense motion to recess for the day to discuss potential legal
consequences of the FBI questioning before proceeding with the hearing.
"It's worth noting that we are unaware of any
investigation, and any such assumptions involve speculation," Army Lt.
Col. J. Todd Breasseale, a Defense Department spokesman, told reporters.
The proceedings are expected to resume tomorrow.
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