Translator’s pretrial hearing continues

Air Force Link ^ | 3/26/2004 | AFPN Staff

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

3/26/2004 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi is escorted from the court room building here March 24 after a pretrial hearing. Air Force Circuit Judge Col. Barbara G. Brand is hearing government and defense motions in the Air Force translator's court-martial on espionage charges. The hearing, referred to as an Article 39a session, was still under way March 26. Airman Al Halabi was on temporary duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nine months serving as an Arabic translator at the time of his alleged offenses. His trial is scheduled for April 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David W. Cushman)

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It would really break my heart if this guy met with an accident. Let's see if the Air Force has the guts to actually prosecuted him. The Army chickened out twice now for PR reasons.

[ken5050]

Have you seen any updates on the guy who rolled a grenade into the HQ tent just before the war started...he's gonna get the death penalty, I trust..

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I heard something about 2 weeks ago. I don't remember exactly. I think there was a preliminary hearing and the judge upheld the possibility of the death penalty. I'll let you know if I see anything.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

**Let's see if the Air Force has the guts to actually prosecuted him. **

A friend of ours is the first chair prosecution in this case. There's MUCH more to come out when the trial begins, plenty of which won't be be available to the general public. Lots of classified/secret stuff.

My daughter and I sat in on the prelim last Thursday.

al Halabi has military defense attorneys of course, but also has a civilian attorney.