Disruptive 9/11 suspect ejected from Guantanamo courtroom

By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba | Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:54am EDT

(Reuters) - An accused September 11 conspirator was hustled out of the Guantanamo war crimes courtroom on Monday when he refused to stop shouting during a chaotic hearing that was cut short because one of the lawyers was ill.

"I have the right to talk!" Yemeni defendant Ramzi Binalshibh yelled in English.

After he ignored repeated warnings to be quiet, the judge ejected Binalshibh for disruptive conduct and guards in camouflage uniforms escorted him out of the courtroom at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.

The judge, Army Colonel James Pohl, was questioning the five defendants about whether they understood their right to be present in court in order to assist in their defense.

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