Monday, May 17, 2010

No Dismissal in Terror Case on Claim of Torture in Jail


A federal judge in Manhattan declined on Monday to dismiss charges against a man accused in a terrorism case whose lawyers claimed his rights were violated when he was tortured in secret jails run by theCentral Intelligence Agency.
The defendant, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailanihas been charged with conspiring in the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa. The attacks, which were carried out by Al Qaeda, killed 224 people. Mr. Ghailani later worked as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, the authorities have said.
Read more at the New York Times

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