Alexandria, Va.
The Justice Department this week refused to comply with a judge’s order to let a captured al Qaida leader give testimony in the terrorism case against Zacarias Moussaoui. U.S. Attorney Paul McNulty said the judge would now probably dismiss the charges against Moussaoui, setting the stage for a possible prosecution before a military tribunal. Moussaoui has demanded the right to question Ramzi Binalshibh, the self-described planner of the Sept. 11 attacks. Moussaoui claims that Binalshibh would confirm that he had nothing to do with the attacks. McNulty said letting one “admitted and unrepentant terrorist” talk to another was “unacceptable,” because it would jeopardize national security.
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