Press Release
☷Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v Abd al Hadi al Iraqi Pre Sentencing Hearing
U.S. Department of Defense ( By Press Release office)
Mar 15,2024
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The Department of Defense is inviting media to cover a pre - sentencing hearing in the case of United States v . Abd al - Hadi al - Iraqi , happening from May 6 - 10 , 2024 . The defendant pleaded guilty in June 2022 . The proceedings will take place at the Expeditionary Legal Complex in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay ( NSGB ) , Cuba , and will be broadcasted to a closed - circuit television site at Ft . Meade , Maryland . Media interested in traveling to NSGB should plan to depart from Joint Base Andrews , Maryland , on the specified date , with a round - trip flight cost of $800 . This invitation is mainly for covering the military commissions , and tours of the detention facilities are not available . Any requests for reporting on Guantanamo topics unrelated to the military commissions should be coordinated in advance through the respective public officer . The deadline for all requests is 5 p . m . EST on Friday , March 1 . Additional travel details will be provided separately . Interested media can begin the travel process by submitting an online request form , and OMC PAOs will assist with travel preparations . Media wanting to view the hearing from Fort Meade should send their requests via email to osd . mc - alex . OMC . mbx . omc - pa@mail . mil , including their name , position , sponsoring organization , and contact information . For more information , contact Lt . Cmdr . Adam Cole at adam . r . cole6 . mil@mail . mil or 571 - 372 - 8934 . Case information is available on the Office of Military Commissions website at https://www . mc . mil .
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