Guantanamo Bay

Tag: Guantanamo Bay

London court drops charges against ex-Guantanamo detainee

The Crown Prosecution Service in London ruled on Wednesday to drop seven terrorism charges against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was suspected of ties with Syrian terrorists. He could be released today, RIA Novosti reports.

17:09 01.10.2014

Abu Hamza trial set to last 6 weeks amid apparent rift in defense strategy

Prosecutors filed documents Wednesday projecting that the US terrorism trial against Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, better known as Abu Hamza, would last approximately six weeks as a recently published letter to the judge handwritten by the defendant himself exposes a potential rift in the defense strategy.

15:01 06.03.2014

US Defense Department fights to quash Guantanamo transparency claims

The US Department of Defense (DOD) has moved for summary judgment in a case brought by a journalist seeking information on funds used for the construction and maintenance of a structure purportedly built in a secret location and used to hold high-value detainees within the Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.

15:15 04.02.2014