Guantanamo 9/11 suspects on trial

by Sanjay Jha | June 5, 2008 at 10:14 pm

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Trial for 5 terrorists, considered as mastermind of attack on World Trade Centre, have started at a miltiary tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. All five men face the death penalty if convicted by the US tribunal in Cuba.

The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US and four other key suspects have appeared at a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was captured in Pakistan in 2003, dismissed the trial as an "inquisition".
He said he had had five years "under torture" and wished to become a martyr.
All five men face the death penalty if convicted by the US tribunal in Cuba. Correspondents say the hearing raises questions about military commissions.
The BBC's Jonathan Beale, one of 60 international journalists at the hearing, said it was the first time Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had been seen in public since his capture.
He said his appearance had changed dramatically since a photograph at the time of his arrest showing him dishevelled and unshaven.
The five defendants were all dressed in white, traditional Arab dress. Only defendant Ramzi Binalshibh was shackled.