Bilal Hussein was arrested on April 12, 2006 by the U.S. military.  The military did not release the reason for his arrest, only citing that he had been linked to insurgent activities. Today, he was given a hearing at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.  His lawyers were finally allowed to see some of the materials that the U.S. military used to arrest Hussein 20 months ago.

Although, Hussein was not formally charged with a crime, the military has stated their belief that he has been involved in multiple activities with terrorists.  The AP has released a statement stating that the allegations are untrue.  The case will be difficult for the defense because the court has ordered that none of the information used for the indictment can be removed from the courtroom, which will limit the defense team’s ability for discovery of the facts behind the allegations.

For more information, please see:

Washington Post- AP Photographer Gets First Hearing- 9 December 2007