Moussaoui can interview al-Qaida witness, judge rules

A US judge has rejected a government compromise proposal and ruled for a second time that terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui needed to directly interview a senior al-Qaida prisoner to prepare his defence.

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s order yesterday virtually ensured that a federal appeals court will hear arguments on June 3 on Moussaoui’s right to question an enemy combatant through a video link.