Guantanamo Bay prisoner, a former Baltimore resident, reaches plea deal

February 23, 2012 by legitgov

Guantanamo Bay prisoner, a former Baltimore resident, reaches plea deal 22 Feb 2012 A former Baltimore area resident held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reached a plea agreement with military prosecutors that calls for him to testify at the trials of other prisoners in exchange for a much-reduced sentence and eventual freedom, according to officials familiar with the case. The plea agreement with Majid Khan, 31, is the first with a high-value detainee who was previously held by the CIA at a secret prison overseas. Khan’s plea agreement could mark the beginning of an effort to accelerate the number of military tribunal cases by the new chief military prosecutor, Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, who assumed his position in October.