Australian Gitmo Detainee Pleads Guilty To Supporting Terrorists

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 01:05 PM ET

Associated Press:

An Australian terror suspect pleaded guilty Monday to a war-crime charge of providing material support to terrorism.

David Hicks was the first detainee to face prosecution under revised military tribunals set up after the Supreme Court found the Pentagon's previous system for trying Guantanamo prisoners unconstitutional. He is accused of fighting alongside al-Qaida in Afghanistan.

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