21. Bush signed an executive order Tuesday approving the tribunals, which could bring terror suspects to trial faster and in more secrecy than normal criminal courts. 22. Coffman said one suspect has been brought in for questioning while the investigation continued. 23. Declaring war criminals will be punished by the international tribunal in The Hague, she linked U.S. support to cooperation in bringing suspects to justice. 24. Despite the scheduling headache, tribunal staff welcome recent arrests that have brought three suspects to The Hague in less than three months. 25. Earlier the foreign minister said Italy is ready to mediate among Libya, the United States and Britain to help bring the suspects to trial. 26. He said various treaties and extradition agreements could be used to bring the suspects to the United States for trial. 27. He identified one of them as Ibrahim al-Mughasil, and demanded that the United States cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia in bringing the suspects to justice. 28. His job is to gather evidence and evaluate whether suspects should be brought to trial. 29. However, a senior Palestinian security official confirmed that suspects were sometimes brought to Jericho against their will for interrogation. 30. However, to date no suspects have been brought to trial and human rights activists have criticized Jakarta for failing to take action against top army and police commanders. |