The Division of Protection invitations media to cowl pre-trial proceedings within the case of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin ‘Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, Ramzi Bin al Shibh, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, scheduled for March 6-24, 2023. The defendants are charged in reference to their alleged roles within the September 11, 2001, assaults in opposition to the US.
The proceedings will probably be performed on the Expeditionary Authorized Advanced positioned in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) Cuba and transmitted to a closed circuit tv website at Ft. Meade Maryland.
Media could select to journey to NSGB if agreeable to protection window and prepared to pay flight price related ($800).
Protection home windows:
March 4-11
March 11-18
March 18-25
*Media could select to remain multiple week.
Media members ought to observe the first objective of this invitation is to cowl the army commissions. Excursions of the detention services aren’t out there. Requests for reporting on Guantanamo subjects unrelated to the army commissions—such because the naval base services or personnel—should be coordinated upfront by the respective public officer.
Registration: Click on here for registration and choose the suitable case and dates as outlined above.
Deadline: All requests should be obtained no later than midday EST, Thursday, Dec. 22.
Extra particulars of journey logistics and COVID procedures will probably be offered individually. By submitting the net request type, media will start the journey course of and respective OMC PAOs will probably be in contact to help in journey preparations.
Media needing to view this listening to from Fort Meade should ship their requests through e mail to osd.mc-alex.OMC.mbx.omc-pa@mail.mil with e-mail topic line matching the courtroom case and relevant media info: identify, place, sponsoring group and get in touch with data.
Media could contact Lt. Cmdr. Adam Cole for extra questions at adam.r.cole6.mil@mail.mil or 571-372-8934.
Case info might be considered on the Workplace of Army Commissions web site: https://www.mc.mil.
