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June 1, 2010 3:18 p.m. EST
Topics: politics, trials, defense, national security, crime, law and justice, United States
Kris Alingod - AHN News Contributor
Fort Hood, TX, United States (AHN) - A hearing for the Army psychiatrist charged with fatally shooting 13 people at the nation's largest military base has been delayed.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan made his first court appearance Tuesday since the Nov. 5 tragedy. His lawyer successfully convinced the judge, Col. James Pohl, to postpone his Article 32 hearing for four months until fall based on arguments that the defense had not been given crucial evidence in the case.
An Article 32 hearing is a pre-trial investigation that could result in a court martial.
Hasan attended the proceedings shackled and in a wheelchair. The 39-year-old was wounded during the shooting and left paralyzed from the chest down.
The shooting at Fort Hood took place at a "readiness center" where troops routinely gathered for medical and dental consultations before their deployment. Hasan, a practicing Muslim, is believed to have used a handgun and a semiautomatic against fellow soldiers, killing more than a dozen and wounding 32 others.
The tragedy took place just days before Veterans Day and amid public debate about whether more troops should be sent to fight in the Afghan war, now on its ninth year.
Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of first degree murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. His motives are still unclear, but he was due for deployment before the shooting and had sent e-mail messages to Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki while he was a doctor at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Awlaki is the former imam of the Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia, a mosque attended by two 9/11 hijackers. An American citizen, he is said to have been added by the Obama administration to the target list of people the CIA is authorized to capture or kill.
The FBI said last year that Hasan's communications with Awlaki were consistent with his work as a doctor for military personnel.
A Pentagon review after the shooting has found gaps in the Defense Department's rules on anti-terror and criminal threats. The complete review is due for release this month, but Defense Sec. Robert Gates has announced the adoption of 26 recommendations from the review committee, including a policy for privately owned weapons and clearer guidelines on banned activities that would allow commanders to act on potential threats to troop discipline and good order.
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