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Female Guards to Resume Duties in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo
Source: Associated Press
Female Guards to Resume Duties in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — Jul 8, 2016, 6:45 PM ET
A military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 terrorism case at Guantanamo Bay says female guards can resume transporting the defendants despite their religious objections.
The order issued Friday by Army Col. James Pohl is intended to end a controversy that has dragged on for more than 18 months in at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Defendants in the case said physical contact with women not related to them violates their strict Muslim faith. The issue caused several to refuse meetings with their lawyers, disrupting efforts to defend them in the death penalty case.
A temporary ban on the use of female guards issued by Pohl in January 2015 prompted criticism from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and others, prompting the judge to extend it. He has now lifted it permanently.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — Jul 8, 2016, 6:45 PM ET
A military judge presiding over the Sept. 11 terrorism case at Guantanamo Bay says female guards can resume transporting the defendants despite their religious objections.
The order issued Friday by Army Col. James Pohl is intended to end a controversy that has dragged on for more than 18 months in at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Defendants in the case said physical contact with women not related to them violates their strict Muslim faith. The issue caused several to refuse meetings with their lawyers, disrupting efforts to defend them in the death penalty case.
A temporary ban on the use of female guards issued by Pohl in January 2015 prompted criticism from Defense Secretary Ash Carter and others, prompting the judge to extend it. He has now lifted it permanently.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/female-guards-resume-duties-911-case-guantanamo-40448119
