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Charges Against 5 Detainees Dropped Temporarily
In this April 6, 2006 file photo of a drawing by AP sketch artist Janet Hamlin, reviewed by U.S. Military officials, Guantanamo detainee and terror suspect Binyam Mohamed, right, sits with his unidentified defense council in the U.S. military courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Pentagon announced Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 that it has dropped war-crimes charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Binyam Mohamed, after the former prosecutor for all five cases complained that the military was withholding evidence helpful to the defense. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, File)
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Smith said a military prosecutor told him that new charges would be filed in about 30 days.
"I don't know who would have told him that," said Morris, adding that there was no such timeline to file new charges.
At the time of his resignation, Vandeveld was prosecuting Mohammed Jawad, a 24-year-old Afghan who was accused of attempted murder in violation of the laws of war for tossing a grenade into a military jeep in 2002.
Jawad's military attorney, Air Force Maj. David Frakt, said yesterday that he thinks prosecutors will dismiss the case against his client, citing a ruling last month that he said undercut the government's theory that the alleged murder attempt was a war crime.
"I have no plan to seek dismissal," Morris said.
Staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.
