Court TV Will Apply to Televise the Trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the Alleged 20th Hijacker.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2001 The Network's Action Follows U.S. Senate Approval Of A Bill Requiring Closed-Circuit Television closed-circuit television Noun a television system used within a limited area such as a building Noun 1. closed-circuit television Coverage Of The Trial Court TV announced that today it will file an application to televise tel·e·vise tr. & intr.v. tel·e·vised, tel·e·vis·ing, tel·e·vis·es To broadcast or be broadcast by television. [Back-formation from television. the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the man whom federal authorities allege was supposed to be the 20th hijacker on September 11th. The first person indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. in the September 11th terrorist attacks, Moussaoui is charged with six counts of terrorism-related felonies, four of which authorize the maximum penalty of death. The trial is expected to begin as early as March in federal court in Alexandria, VA. Court TV's request comes in the wake of yesterday's unanimous approval by the U.S. Senate of a bill, introduced by Sen. George Allen (R-VA), that would require the court to put the proceedings of the Moussaoui trial on closed-circuit television, so that relatives of victims of the September 11th attacks On September 11, 2001, in the deadliest case of domestic Terrorism in the history of the United States, a group of 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners for use as missiles against targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. can watch the trial at "convenient locations" across the country, including New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Northern Virginia. The U.S. House of Representatives will consider the bill next year. "Millions of Americans were glued to their televisions as the terrorist attacks unfolded on September 11th," said Henry Schleiff, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Court TV. "If Americans can watch 110-story buildings collapse on television, we also should be able to view the federal court apply the American system of justice to an alleged terrorist." Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Court TV, a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both entertains and informs. As the destination for programming that focuses on justice and criminal investigations, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network has over 66 million subscribers. |
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