A US military judge at the Guantanamo military tribunal set up to prosecute suspects in the 9/11 attacks has ruled that the 5 defendants can stay in their cells during the pre-trial hearing scheduled this week.<br/> <br />The 5 men have been charged with terrorism, conspiracy, and nearly 3,000 counts of murder.<br/> <br />One of the motions to be considered by the judge in this week's hearings include a request by the prosecution to prevent defendants from publicly revealing what happened to them while they were held in CIA prisons.<br/> <br />Defense lawyers argue that the request would allow the prosecution to cover up torture methods.<br/> <br />The U.S. government has acknowledged that defendants were subjected to quote enhanced interrogation techniques - which in some cases included water boarding.<br/> <br />Several motions from both defence and prosecution lawyers are being presented this week ahead of the formal trial which is at least one year away.
