Based on the timetable toward trial set by a previous judge, the selection of the military officers for the jury will now start on Nov 7, 2021, at the earliest. The pandemic has paralysed much of the work of the court, whose participants commute from the mainland to the military commissions courtroom in Cuba for each session. Watkins, who is the chief military commissions judge and is based at Fort Hood, Texas, is now presiding after twice trying to replace Cohen. The pandemic has complicated other aspects of preparing for the joint conspiracy trial. Even so, the latest litigation order postpones the start of any version of the case until November at the earliest.

Source: bd News24 December 19, 2020 04:30 UTC