Lawyers in 9/11 case question secrecy

Defense lawyers for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators questioned the extreme secrecy imposed on pre-trial hearings in the case. This week’s hearing at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp at a US base in Cuba is the latest stage in Sheikh Mohammed’s long and meandering journey towards an eventual trial over the attacks on US targets on 11 September 2001.

Each step of the process, has been held under military law and tight security.