Dispute Interrupts Hamadi Trial
Associated Press
FRANKFURT, West Germany —
A court today recessed the trial of a Lebanese Shia Muslim accused in the 1985 hijacking of a TWA airliner after he refused to take part in the first day of proceedings.
Mohammed Ali Hamadi, who is charged with murder and air piracy, cited disputes over his interpreter and his legal representation for his refusal to participate. “I don’t say anything important until we have an interpreter,” he said in broken German. The trial is scheduled to resume Thursday.
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