Bin Laden driver pleads not guilty in Gitmo trial

THE first Guantanamo war crimes trial began yesterday with a not guilty plea from a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

Bin Laden driver pleads not guilty in Gitmo trial
Tue, 22 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni, entered the plea through his lawyer at the US Navy base in Cuba.

He is the first prisoner to face a US war crimes trial since the Second World War.

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