Defendants sit out Guantanamo pretrial hearing in 9-11 case

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – The International Committee of the Red Cross is fighting an attempt to force it to disclose confidential records about the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks.

A lawyer for the ICRC says the records on confinement conditions sought by the defence in the Sept. 11 case are disclosed only to the U.S. government.

Attorney Matthew MacLean argued at a Tuesday pretrial hearing that forcing the Red Cross to release records would jeopardize its ability to have confidential dialogues with governments worldwide.

Lawyers for the Sept. 11 defendants say they need to review the records for possible evidence.

The defendants are charged with nearly 3,000 counts of murder for planning and aiding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A trial date has not yet been set.

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