The hearings into the alleged abuse of a group of Cuban detainees by Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre resumed yesterday, their attorney Wayne Munroe said.
He said one of the detainees, Carlos Pupo, took the stand and was among five people who were cross-examined.
Three immigration officers and a doctor from the Flamingo Gardens Clinic also took the stand, he said.
Munroe said Pupo is being detained at Her Majesty's Prisons.
Munroe said the case started shortly before 12 p.m. and ended around 5 p.m.
Retired Justice Cheryl Albury, and Bahamas Christian Council President Rev. Dr. Ranford Patterson were present, he said. Former RBDF Commander Leon L. Smith was absent.
The government appointed the trio to observe the hearings.
Munroe, who previously said he would challenge the observers sitting in, said his clients asked him not to contest their presence.
Munroe represents five marines who were charged in September with causing harm and causing a wound under care.
The men are accused of abusing the detainees after some of them attempted to escape from the facility.
The allegations touched off a firestorm of controversy and protests from a group of Miami-based Cuban advocates who labeled the incident as an "abuse of power".
Munroe said his clients deny the allegation.
He said the marines could face stoppages of pay, a reduction in rank or other disciplinary actions that would be placed on their record.
An RBDF officer, who is also a lawyer, is prosecuting the matter.
The hearings resume today at 10 a.m. at the RBDF's Coral Harbour base.

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