Judge puts a stop to terrorism censorship

Subject: Judge puts a stop to terrorism censorship Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:27 pm

A military judge overseeing pre-trial hearings for the alleged plotters of the September 11, 2001, attacks has revealed the US government has censored the court record from outside the courtroom, and angrily ordered an immediate halt to the practice.

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The proceedings at the high-security, high-tech courtroom due to host the trial of five alleged plotters in the terrorist attack are heard in the press gallery and in a room where human rights groups and victims' families sit, with a 40-second delay.

This is done so that a court security officer sitting next to the judge can block anything deemed classified.

The officer has two switches - ''stop'' and ''go'' - and spectators behind a thick glass window can see a red light go on when proceedings are being silenced.
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Judge James Pohl disclosed on Thursday that the government - via the so-called original classification authority - also has a switch, but outside the courtroom, that allows it to cut off the broadcast of the proceedings.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/judge-puts-a-stop-to-terrorism-censorship-20130201-2dq06.html#ixzz2JhGrhK2d

Judge puts a stop to terrorism censorship

Judge puts a stop to terrorism censorship

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