Prosecution Allowed To Use Disputed Interrogation in Hamdan Trial
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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — American prosecutors will be allowed to use a disputed interrogation as evidence at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial.
The military judge in the trial of a former driver for Osama bin Laden ruled today that jurors can hear the interrogation despite defense objections.
Lawyers for Salim Hamdan say the Yemeni prisoner was coerced. And they deny he admitted taking a loyalty oath to Mr. bin Laden while working for him at Afghanistan.
Mr. Hamdan faces up to life in prison if convicted of conspiracy and aiding terrorism.
