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| Guantanamo Review Hears Accused Militants |
| 2004-11-28 |
| Two alleged members of the ousted Taliban regime and a man accused of links to the al-Qaida network appeared Saturday before review tribunals at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an official said. All three men spoke at their hearings, but the military has provided no transcripts of statements made at the review tribunals. No names or nationalities were released. The first prisoner, a 36-year-old member of Taliban security forces, was accused of passing messages between senior al-Qaida members, said Navy Lt. Gary Ross, a spokesman for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals. He also allegedly attended meetings with top-level al-Qaida members. The tribunals also heard from a 21-year-old member of the Taliban accused of forcing others at gunpoint to fight against U.S. and Afghan forces, Ross said. The prisoner allegedly tried to throw a hand grenade at U.S. forces to escape capture. A 31-year-old prisoner accused of belonging to a terrorist organization with ties to al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden also appeared before a tribunal, Ross said. The military did not provide details on the terrorist group. |
| Posted by:Steve White |