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Court proceedings for the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in a civilian court,have been delayed. A key witness has been barred from testifying, as he was named under “enhanced interrogation.” A delay in the first US civilian trial of a detainee held in Guantanamo Bay military prison. On Wednesday US District Judge Lewis Kaplan said he would not allow testimony from a key witness. The case involves Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani a Tanzanian charged with conspiring with Islamic militants to bomb the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. 224 people were killed by the attacks. He faces life in prison if convicted. Outside the courthouse Defense Attorney Peter Quijano applauded the decision. [Peter Quijano, Defense Attorney] “Judge Kaplan ruled today that the constitution is the rock upon which our nation rests. We could not agree more with the court. This case will be tried upon lawful evidence, not torture, not coercion.” Prosecutors asked the Judge to allow testimony from Tanzanian witness Hussein Abebe, who allegedly told FBI agents after being arrested and flown to Zanzibar that he had sold explosives to Ghailani that was later used in one of the bombings. The trial is now due to start next on Tuesday to allow prosecutors time to review the judge’s ruling and decide whether to appeal.

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