A military medical panel has determined that one of the Guantanamo Bay detainees linked to the 9/11 attacks suffered delusions and psychosis as a result of the torture he endured while in CIA custody years ago. This development raises uncertainty as to whether Ramzi bin al-Shibh will be able to stand trial. Colonel Matthew McCall, the military judge presiding over the case, is expected to rule on al-Shibh’s mental competency in the near future.
Defense lawyers argue that the key to al-Shibh’s recovery and ability to stand trial is to provide him with post-torture trauma care and remove him from solitary confinement. Al-Shibh’s recent diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic features highlights how the Bush administration’s approval of abusive interrogation methods is complicating current legal proceedings. David Bruck, al-Shibh’s lead attorney, emphasized that this diagnosis forces the nation to confront the harm caused by allowing torture.
On September 6, President Joe Biden declined to approve or deny demands made by defense lawyers during plea negotiations. The defense sought guarantees of care for the physical and mental damage caused by torture, as well as an end to solitary confinement for all five detainees. The President’s hesitations stem from the fact that these demands come from individuals responsible for the deadliest attack on US soil since Pearl Harbor, according to anonymous sources from the White House National Security Council. (Read more here.)
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