A US federal judge today ordered an indefinite postponement of the trial of Frenchman Zacarias Moussaoui, charged with conspiracy in the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks.
Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered the case withdrawn from the court's calendar at the request of government prosecutors. Moussaoui, 34, has been charged with six counts of conspiracy - four of which carry the death penalty - in connection with the suicide attacks with hijacked airliners that killed more than 3,000 people.
He is representing himself and has pleaded not guilty. Jury selection for his trial had been scheduled to begin June 27th.
Moussaoui has admitted to being a member of the al-Qaeda network, which has claimed responsibility for attacks, but has denied all involvement in the suicide hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people.
Arrested in August 2001 in Minnesota for immigration violations, Moussaoui was behind bars when the strikes occurred.
Moussaoui claims he can prove his innocence by questioning a suspected al-Qaeda leader in US custody, a move opposed by prosecutors.
Moussaoui won earlier delays to give him time to read thousands of pages of information from government prosecutors that he was allowed to see to prepare his defence.
AFP