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Lawyers for Gitmo detainee argue their client was denied speedy trial
By: Bill O'ReillyJanuary 12, 2010
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Reuters: The criminal case against the first detainee transferred from Guantanamo Bay for trial in a U.S. civilian court should be thrown out because he was denied the right to a speedy trial, defense lawyers argued on Monday.

The government countered that the prosecution of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani -- a Tanzanian national charged for his alleged role in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya -- was delayed for a legitimate reason: gathering high-value intelligence from Ghailani during interrogations.

The prosecution described its national security needs as "weightier, more significant" than a speedy trial demands.
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