Judge nixes some evidence in OBL driver case, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" condition

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Judge nixes some evidence in bin Laden driver case
By MIKE MELIA Associated Press Writer

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions in Afghanistan.

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

http://news.findlaw.com/ap/i/1102/07-22-2008/20080722045000_17.html