Three accused of plotting 9/11 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial agreement
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I don't know if they were technically POW's as we were not at war with Saudi Arabia. Terrorist combatants I suppose.Were the litigants on the defensive side being tried as POW's? This gets real sticky and without seeing or reading the hearing transcripts, I cannot answer your questions.
The prisoners can be declared as either in this case. Under the Third Geneva Convention, and the IAC, prisoners that are detained can be determined to be either, but must be treated humanely and held in suitable conditions. To assure this, all prisoners may receive visits from the ICRC to determine that their captors, as in this case the U.S. are following the guidelines.I don't know if they were technically POW's as we were not at war with Saudi Arabia. Terrorist combatants I suppose.