Chaplain's military hearing delayed
BY CAROL ROSENBERG
crosenberg@herald.com
FORT BENNING, Ga. - In an embarrassing twist of the Guantánamo prison security scandal, military prosecutors may have mistakenly released secret materials in the lead up to a hearing for a Muslim Army chaplain accused of mishandling classified information.
The possible mistake led to the postponement of a hearing at this infantry base where an Army colonel is to decide whether U.S. Army Capt. James ''Youseff'' Yee, 35, should face court martial for violating the military code at the military prison in Cuba for 660 terror suspects.
The hearing was delayed from Tuesday until next week. Military officials said the potential mistake would not affect the case, but Yee's civilian defense lawyer said it should be dismissed.
''If they don't know that something they are releasing is classified, how's anyone else supposed to know?'' said Eugene Fidell, a Harvard trained lawyer and president of the nonprofit National Institute of Military Justice.
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