Lawyers defending five prisoners on trial for orchestrating the 9/11 terror attacks will now be allowed to visit their clients in a top-secret Guantánamo prison compound for the first time, a judge ruled Thursday. The suspects, including accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, are jailed in Camp 7, a maximum-security facility reserved for those formerly held in secret CIA prisons overseas. All five of the men were held in such prisons abroad and reportedly tortured before arriving at Guantánamo in 2006. Defense lawyers had asked for permission to stay for two nights in cells next to their clients in order to witness conditions in Camp 7. Judge James Pohl rejected that request but said they can stay for up to 12 hours.
Judge: Defense Lawyers Can Visit 9/11 Prisoners in Top-Secret Gitmo Facility
HeadlineFeb 22, 2013