Military Trial of Accused Terrorist Is Put on Hold
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A federal judge delayed the military commission trial of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee David Hicks of Australia, pending a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the post-Sept. 11 panels created by President Bush.
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly halted the case of Hicks, who the military says fought alongside Afghanistan’s ousted Taliban regime against U.S. and coalition forces, until the high court decides the case of detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan, who has challenged his military trial.
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