Cheryl Bormann, counsel for defendant Walid bin Attash, attended the arraignment Saturday dressed in a hijab, apparently because her client insisted on it. She further requested that the court order other women to follow that example so that the defendants do not have to avert their eyes "for fear of committing a sin under their faith."
"If because of someone's religious beliefs, they can't focus when somebody in the courtroom is dressed in a particular way, I feel it is incumbent upon myself as a counsel to point that out and ask for some consideration from the prosecution," she said. "Suffice to say it was distracting to members of the accused."
From the OP link.
Binalshibh then launched into a tirade ....."Maybe they will kill me and say I committed suicide," he said in a mix of Arabic and broken English.
That is a great idea. One I think is worth following through on. It is time to be done with this.
As far as the "appropriate dress". They are in a US military court, not a middle east court. Seems the accused and the lawyers representing them have little respect of our laws and court proceedings.
Sounds like what they need is a gag.
This just makes me want to embrace the short skirt and heels all over again.
Makes me want to make them embrace the short skirt and high heels.
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