January 25 , 2024: Guantanamo Bay, South Court
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu was threatened with expulsion from his military tribunal and summary judgment against him for repeatedly ignoring warnings to stay silent during Vice Adm. Darse E. Crandall’s opening remarks. After rebuffing a third admonition, Ihekweazu, whom U.S. Marines arrested for suspicion of espionage and conspiracy to harm American citizens in December, challenged the proceedings by saying JAG had no authority to arrest or criminally charge members of the world’s leading health authority. He objected to the admiral calling him a “detainee.”
“I am not a detainee. I am Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, a board-certified epidemiologist, and you’ve held me in prison against my will. I will not tolerate this. This is a violation of my inalienable human rights. A formal protest will be lodged with the proper authorities, and you will be held accountable,” Ihekweazu said to Adm. Crandall.
“In your case, detainee Ihekweazu, we are the proper and only authority,” the admiral replied. “If your outbursts continue, I’ll adjourn this commission and render arbitrary judgment.”
“Explain yourself. What does that mean?” Ihekweazu said.
“You’ll be found guilty and executed,” the admiral replied bluntly. “Is that explanation enough for you?”
At that point, Ihekweazu conferred with the JAG-appointed attorney sitting beside him at the defense table. Ihekweazu pulled on his wrist restraints and glanced at his shackled legs. His whispers rose to boisterous babble with each successive phrase. His attorney, clearly flustered, raised his hands, palms outward, in resignation. In a quavering voice, he explained to Admiral Crandall that his client did not understand the charges against him.
“You’ve had 45 days, and you’re saying you haven’t prepared the detainee. Is that what you’re saying?” asked the admiral.
“No, sir. I’ve diligently briefed Dr. Ihekweazu and shown him the discovery file. He says he doesn’t understand the charges because they don’t apply to him. It seems that Dr. Ihekweazu now wishes to testify, though I’ve advised against it,” the defense lawyer said.
The admiral addressed the detainee: “Is this your will? That you do want to testify on your behalf, fully understanding the consequences of cross-examination?” said the admiral.
“What choice do I have? None of you will help me. What has happened here is criminal, and I must defend my reputation,” Ihekweazu said.
“Then that’s how we’ll proceed and bring this tribunal to a quick conclusion,” Adm. Crandall said.
A military policeman unlocked Ihekweazu’s leg restraints and escorted him to the stand, where he was sworn in and affirmed, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth under threat of punitive punishment. Admiral Crandall seated himself beside the three officers JAG had empaneled to judge the case, while Ihekweazu’s attorney commenced direct examination.
“Dr. Ihekweazu, you are a board-certified epidemiologist. You hold degrees from the University of Nigeria, the University of Heidelberg, and Heinrich Heine University, specializing in tropical diseases. In November 2021, you were appointed Assistant Director General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems at WHO, and, before that, you were a member of Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Your record is unblemished. Are those statements factual and accurate?”
“Yes. I am very proud,” Ihekweazu answered.
“On or about December 3, 2023, you received an invitation from CDC Director Mandy Cohen to attend a meeting with the CDC’s Rapid Response Team about the emergence of a COVID-19 strain designated JN.1. Before that meeting, United States Marines accosted and kidnapped you while you were outside a hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. Are those factual statements?”
“They are indeed. Those men violated me,” Ihekweazu said.
“Objection: Defense is misrepresenting facts. Detainee Ihekweazu was neither kidnapped nor violated. He was placed under arrest based on a military arrest warrant signed by me,” Admiral Crandall said. “Watch yourself, counselor, you’re treading on thin ice.”
“I’ll rephrase: Dr. Ihekweazu, you were taken into custody against your will and told you were being charged with espionage and conspiracy to harm American citizens. Is that true?” the defense lawyer said.
“That is what I was told, but it is all lies!” Ihekweazu said. “I am an innocent man.”
“Did you, Mr. Ihekweazu, at any point in time exchange emails or voice conversations with Mandy Cohen regarding enforcing new social distancing, masking, and vaccination mandates?” asked the defense lawyer.
“Advisement, yes; enforcing, no, absolutely not. I did my job,” Ihekweazu said.
“And please explain to the panel what that is,” the defense lawyer asked.
“Pandemic prevention and mitigation,” Ihekweazu said. “Masking, social distancing, and vaccinations are methods of preventing the spread of COVID-19, and I advise on that, and that is all. I do the same thing tens of thousands of medical professionals across the world do.”
“Thank you, Dr. Ihekweazu. I have no more questions,” the defense lawyer said.
The admiral arose from his seat and approached the defendant.
“Detainee Ihekweazu, are you vaccinated against COVID-19?” the admiral asked.
“What kind of question is this? Of course I am vaccinated and get boosters every six months like clockwork,” Ihekweazu said.
“Interesting,” the admiral said, and he showed the panel a copy of blood test results performed on Ihekweazu following his arrest. “Please note the results of the Titer Test. If the detainee got boosted every six months, as he claims, the test would show the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in his blood, yet none were detected. He was never vaccinated. Can you explain this, detainee Ihekweazu?”
“Yes, I can explain it. Your test is wrong. Or you fabricated the results,” Ihekweazu said.
The admiral argued that qualified medical technicians at Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay had triple-checked the results and firmly established the absence of COVID-19 antibodies in Ihekweazu’s blood, proving he had never been given a COVID-19 clot shot. He then handed the panel copies of emails Ihekweazu had exchanged with Mandy Cohen in early December. He read one aloud, quoting Ihekweazu’s words.
“The WHO will soon recommend preventative shelter-in-place orders to mitigate the spread of JN.1. It is imperative that when we meet, we discuss the benefits of medical Martial Law to protect society from itself, and the U.S. should lead the way. If your administration and President Biden announce new mandates, other countries will follow your lead. Did you author this email, detainee Ihekweazu?”
“I did,” Ihekweazu replied proudly.
“It’s interesting you use the phrase ‘medical martial law.’ That’s not something I’d expect to hear from a doctor… I’d expect something more…clinical,” the admiral said. “We’ve convicted and executed several so-called health professionals who, like yourself, weren’t vaccinated but wanted to vaccinate the world with an experimental ‘vaccine’ that’s been linked to 17 million deaths. Do no harm, right detainee Ihekweazu?”
“Objection: Argumentative,” the defense lawyer said.
“I’ll stipulate to that and withdraw the comment,” the admiral said.
He then showed the panel a phone conversation transcript during which Ihekweazu told CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirav D. Shah that the United States must “insidiously” enact lockdowns and introduce an RFID vaccine passport program. Ihekweazu encouraged the creation of internment camps to house the unvaccinated. His use of words such as “subjugation,” “suppression,” and “denial of freedoms” agitated Admiral Crandall and caused a stir among the panel.
“You told Shah you have ‘solutions’ to overcome vaccine resistance and that you’d discuss them in person. Is that right, detainee?” the admiral asked.
“I did. It is my job. Vaccine and mask denialists pose a clear and present danger to society. Segregating the unvaccinated is an acceptable and humane way to mitigate spread,” Ihekweazu said.
“We call that imprisonment and enslavement,” Admiral Crandall countered. “And I guess you, since you’re unvaccinated, would be first in line for those detention centers you love so much…I withdraw my last comment.”
The admiral, his voice ominous, spent the next hour drilling Ihekweazu about his relations with CDC and NIH personnel and their plans to vaccinate society, a yet insoluble agenda aimed at dominating and conquering anyone who questioned Big Pharma and Big Medicine. Ihekweazu said mandates and interments were a simple prudence to safeguard the vaccinated from the unvaccinated. He spoke as though vaccine enforcement were a gesture of philanthropy, a gift to the populace.
“You just don’t understand,” he said to Admiral Crandall, shaking his head despondently. “I am doing my job and will do it repeatedly.”
Admiral Crandall shuddered. He called Ihekweazu a creature of rapacious and pitiless folly, a callous criminal bent on impossible to conduct but prosecutable crimes against humanity. Ihekweazu changed his manor and suddenly became cold: “I detest America, Americans. You are arrogant, haughty, and in denial of science. Everything I’ve done is to ensure no comingling between the vaccinated and the unclean.”
“JAG rests its case,” the admiral said. “No further evidence is required.”
The panel found Ihekweazu guilty of all charges and recommended the maximum sentence: death.
Admiral Crandall scheduled the date of execution for February 2, 2024.