Moussaoui Judge Not Told of Recorded Al-Qaida Interrogations
Prosecutors have disclosed the CIA has video and audio recordings of interrogations of three senior al-Qaida officials.
Prosecutors say in a court filing made public yesterday that the judge who presided over the trial of terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui was misinformed about the recordings, McClatchy Newspapers reports.
The CIA’s possession of the recordings was “inconsistent with factual assertions in CIA declarations” made to U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, the filing says. It is not clear if the recordings were made by the CIA or other governments.
Prosecutors said they first learned of the recordings from the CIA on Sept. 13, and called for an exhaustive review to see if there were others, Reuters reports. They revealed the recordings in letters to Brinkema and appeals judges in the Moussaoui case.
Prosecutors said the recordings did not have any material relevant to Moussaoui’s case and he was not prejudiced by the incorrect assertion. CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said the CIA alerted the Department of Justice to the recordings when it discovered the material.
The tapes were not revealed because of an apparent breakdown in communications at the CIA, ABC News reports.
A hat tip to How Appealing, which posted the stories.
