An alleged accomplice in the 9/11 attacks will get surgery this week to repair damage done to him from what his attorney says was “sodomy” while he was in CIA custody more than 10 years ago, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday.

Defense attorney and Navy Reserve officer Walter Ruiz made the announcement in a pre-trial hearing for his client, Mustafa al Hawsawi, and four other men who allegedly helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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