Psychology Expert To Testify In War Crimes Trial

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Karen Olson
on August 13, 2010 11:35 AM | | TrackBacks (0)
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Omar Khadr's war-crimes trial will be delayed for at least 30 days, following an unexpected medical situation involving his U.S. lawyer. The Pentagon alleges Khadr threw a grenade during a July, 2002, firefight that fatally wounded Delta Force soldier Christopher Speer and is the only captive charged with murdering a soldier in Afghanistan.

 

Psychology expert Dr. Stephen Xenakis is one of the court-approved medical experts granted access to Khadr over the last few years. He has spent more than 100 hours meeting with the Toronto-born captive and is considered an important witness for the defense.  Xenakis is 62 and a retired army brigadier-general.

 

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