VOA标准英语2011--Alleged Mastermind of Cole Bombing Arraigned in Military Court
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)
Alleged 1 Mastermind of Cole Bombing Arraigned 2 in Military Court
The alleged al-Qaida mastermind of the 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, was arraigned Wednesday in a military courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Nashiri, dressed in a white prison uniform, appeared confident as he strolled into the court and waved to spectators.
He smiled as Army Colonel James Pohl, the military judge, spoke 3 to him through an Arabic translator.
Nashiri was arraigned on charges including murder, terrorism and conspiracy 4 in the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. The attack killed 17 sailors and wounded dozens more.
In the courtroom, families of the victims saw Nashiri for the first time.
John Clodfelter’s 21-year-old son Kenneth was killed in the blast. “Because I wanted to be able to face him, face to face, if nothing else to let him know that ‘Hey, you haven’t gotten away with it.’ As far as I am concerned, I'd just as soon see them give him the death penalty because I think the lives of 17 sailors are worth it,” Clodfelter said.
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri appears in court Nov 9, 2011
Nashiri was captured in 2002, interrogated 5 in secret CIA prisons overseas, then transferred to the U.S. detention 6 center at the Guantanamo Bay naval 7 station.
His attorneys argue Nashiri should not be prosecuted 8 because interrogators subjected him to mock executions and the near-drowning technique called waterboarding.
The judge turned down a defense 9 motion to force prosecutors 11 to say that, if Nashiri is acquitted 12, the government is not likely to release him. Instead, the defense says, Nashiri will likely remain at Guantanamo.
Richard Kammen is the lead defense counsel. “I can’t imagine in today’s political environment or next year’s political environment or the political environment in two or three years where, if he is acquitted, any president would authorize 13 his release,”Kammen said.
Nashiri is the first detainee to face a military tribunal here since U.S. President Barack Obama ended a freeze on the proceedings 14 earlier this year.
Army Brigadier General Mark Martins, the chief prosecutor 10, says Wednesday’s arraignment 15 proves the system is fair.
“I am confident the military commission that was convened 16 here today to try the charges against Mr. al-Nashiri referred to it will answer the call with fairness and with justice,”Martins said.
The defense says Nashiri’s treatment while in custody 17 will be an issue during this trial. The attorneys predict it will take several years for the case to be resolved.
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
- She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
- Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
- Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
- He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
- Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
- Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。