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Bin Laden's driver wants own words scrapped in trial
The driver of Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden wants nearly three dozen interrogation statements discounted in his trial, defence lawyers said.
- Agencies
- Published: 17:53 April 29, 2008
Guantanamo Bay: The driver of Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden wants nearly three dozen interrogation statements discounted in his trial, defence lawyers said.
The lawyers of Yemeni prisoner Salim Hamdan plan to argue in court on Tuesday that Hamdam was forced to testify against himself.
Hamdan, who faces life in prison if convicted of conspiring with Al Qaida, said in an affidavit that interrogators beat him if they did not like his answers.
His lawyers said no one told him until more than two years later that he was the subject of a criminal investigation that could lead to a life sentence.
Hamdan had said he took a job driving for Bin Laden because he needed the money but never joined Al Qaida or had advance knowledge of any attacks.
However, prosecutors say he was a trusted Al Qaida member who transported weapons for the group and helped Bin Laden escape US forces in Afghanistan.
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