OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
MILITARY COMMISSIONS TRIAL JUDICIARY
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 11F09-02
Alexandria, VA 22350-2100

OMC-TJ

27August 2018

MEMORANDUM FOR COLONEL KEITH A. PARRELLA, USMC
SUBJECT: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMAD, WALID
ALI, MUSTAFA AHMED ADAM AL HAWSAWI
1. In accordance with Rule for Military Commissions (R.M.C.) 503(b)(1) of the Manual for
Military Commissions, you are hereby you are hereby detailed as the military judge, effective
this date to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMAD,
AZIZ ALI, MUSTAFA AHMED ADAM AL HAWSAWI.
2. On 30 September 2018, the term of my current voluntary retiree recall will expire. I have
made a personal decision not to request an additional voluntary retiree recall and thus I will
leave active duty after 38 years. To be clear, this was my decision and not impacted by any
outside influence from any source. Given my departure from active duty it is appropriate to
detail a new military judge to this case. The detailing decision memorialized herein was made
solely by me in my capacity as Chief Trial Judge of the Military Commissions.
3. A copy of this detailing memorandum will be marked as an appellate exhibit and placed in
the record of trial.

JAMES L. POHL
COL, JA, USA
Chief Judge
Military Commissions Trial Judiciary
cc:
Convening Authority, Military Commissions
Chief Defense Counsel, Military Commissions
Chief Prosecutor, Military Commissions

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