War crimes judge bans evidence from 'coercive' interrogations

The judge in the first American war crimes trial since the Second World War barred evidence obtained by interrogators from Osama bin Laden’s driver, ruling he was subjected to “highly coercive” conditions in Afghanistan.

However, Judge Keith Allred, a US Navy captain, left the door open for the prosecution to use statements Salim Hamdan made at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite defence claims that all his statements were tainted by alleged abuse including sleep deprivation and solitary confinement.