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A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the five defendants charged over the 9/11 attacks is not fit to stand trial in a...

A military judge accepts Ramzi bin al-Shibh is too psychologically damaged to defend himself.

A military judge accepts Ramzi bin al-Shibh is too psychologically damaged to defend himself.

Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 51, is suspected of organizing a German-based cell that went on to crash a passenger jet into the World Trade Center 22 years ago.

The decision by Col. Matthew N. McCall, the fourth judge to hold hearings in the case, disappointed families of some of the victims, who said it would result in more delays.

No pretrial hearings have been held at Guantánamo Bay for a year while the Biden administration considers a proposed plea agreement.

Legal teams sent the Pentagon’s top lawyer policy questions in March 2022. The Biden administration has yet to reply.

A proposal to end a decade-long attempt to seek the death penalty before a military tribunal carries political risks, but the Trump administration also decided the system failed.

New leadership, an ever receding trial date and pressure to disclose more information about the C.I.A. torture of the accused plotters all contribute.

A defense lawyer who has spent a decade on the Guantánamo case abruptly sought to resign amid an in-house investigation.