Pentagon prosecutors want 9/11 trial in September 2014

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Posted on Tuesday, 07.02.13

Pentagon prosecutors want the military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 case at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to set a Sept. 22, 2014 trial date.

The prosecutors also asked Army Col. James Pohl, the judge, to set deadlines for future motions and to hold month-long hearings to resolve pretrial issues in the death-penalty case of five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed 2,976 people.

Pohl has held five pre-trial hearings, each for about five days. The hearings have tackled disputes over rules for handling classified evidence, allegations of eavesdropping and other factors. Some have been delayed or rescheduled due to bad weather.

Defense lawyers oppose the proposal. One of them, Navy Cmdr. Walter Ruiz, told the Associated Press Thursday that even a June 2015 date would be “ambitious.”