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December 13, 2012

Judge Rules Torture Testimony in 9/11 Will Be Kept Secret 
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A military judge presiding over the death penalty trial of five
prisoners accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks has approved the
government’s request to keep testimony about their torture secret.
Before being transferred to Guantánamo in 2006, the five prisoners,
including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, were held in
secret CIA prisons and reportedly tortured during interrogations. In a
ruling released Wednesday, Army Colonel James Pohl banned the disclosure
of information about where the prisoners were held before Guantánamo
and the so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" they may have
endured. The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the
government's request for secrecy, saying the public has a right to hear
the testimony. The ACLU now says it will seek further review.

 

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