ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Court-appointed lawyers for terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui have asked a federal judge to dismiss charges against him as punishment for the government's refusal to produce al-Qaida witnesses for the trial.
In a written motion unsealed Wednesday, the lawyers said al-Qaida prisoners would testify that Moussaoui was not involved in planning either the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks or a later operation.
They said government's refusal to allow the captives to testify would deny Moussaoui a fair trial and could unjustly lead to his execution.
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