Hasan to be defended by retired US Army Colonel

by smkovalinsky | November 9, 2009 at 06:30 pm

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US Military Major Nidal Hasan will be represented in court by a retired Fort Hood military judge and former Army colonel. Hasan is accused of going on a shooting rampage and killing 13 people last week at the Texas military base.

ABC reports that the family of Major Nidal Malik Hasan has hired John P. Galligan who asserts that he has been retained by the family and has traveled from his office in Belton, Texas, to San Antonio.

Hasan is being treated at the Brooke Army Medical Center there, ABC News says.

Galligan said he was aware that Hasan, whowas shot several times, was conscious and talking with hospital staff. He said he intends to make sure that Hasan's rights are protected, and to that end has asked federal authorities to stay away from his client. He declined to discuss his client's motives or what his line of defense would be.
"I don't think we really know all of the facts, we don't know what the charges are, we're not even necessarily sure of exactly what the specific jurisdictions" Galligan told ABC News.