IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 1448

NOTICE of Military Commission Charges by ROBERT M. GATES, DONALD RUMSFELD, DAVID M. THOMAS, BRUCE VARGO, JOHN DOE, GEORGE W. BUSH, RICHARD B. CHENEY, CONDELEEZA RICE, MICHAEL V. HAYDEN, GEORGE TENET (Needle, Jonathan)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 1448

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) Civil Action No. 08-cv-1207

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

NOTICE OF MILITARY COMMISSION CHARGES Respondents hereby provide notice to the Court that the petitioner in this case, Abd Al-Rahim Hussain Mohammed Al-Nashiri, has been charged under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 with the following offenses: (1) Conspiracy, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(28); (2) Murder in Violation of the Law of War, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(15); (3) Using Treachery or Perfidy, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(17); (4) Destruction of Property in Violation of the Law of War, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(16); (5) Intentionally Causing Serious Bodily Injury, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(13); (6) Terrorism, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(24); (7) Providing Material Support for Terrorism, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950v(b)(25); and (8) Attempt to Commit Murder in Violation of the Law of War, in violation of 10 U.S.C. § 950t. See Charge Sheet, located at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/alNashiriReferredChargeSheet.pdf. On December 19, 2008, these charges were referred to a military commission for trial. Id.

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Dated: January 2, 2009

Respectfully submitted, GREGORY G. KATSAS Assistant Attorney General JOHN C. O'QUINN Deputy Assistant Attorney General /s/ Jonathan S. Needle_____________ JOSEPH H. HUNT (D.C. Bar No. 431134) VINCENT M. GARVEY (D.C. Bar No. 127191) TERRY M. HENRY ANDREW I. WARDEN JONATHAN S. NEEDLE Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Respondents

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