US major attacks Guantánamo justice

[hedgetrimmer]

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Lawyer chosen by Pentagon says detainees face unfair trial

Tania Branigan
Thursday March 25, 2004
The Guardian

A US military lawyer representing a detainee at Guantánamo Bay said yesterday that his client could not receive justice under the existing system of military commissions.
"The system is not set up to provide even the appearance of a fair trial," said Major Michael Mori, who was appointed by the Pentagon to defend the Australian detainee David Hicks.

"If there's credible evidence, take him to an established justice system," he said at a press conference in London given by lawyers acting for the prisoners. "If it's not credible, that doesn't justify changing the rules."

Two of the four Britons still being held at the US detention camp, Martin Mubanga and Richard Belmar, have been named as potential defendants in military hearings. The cases against the other two, Moazzam Begg and Feroz Abbasi, have been suspended pending further talks with Britain.

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link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1177277,00.html

[JoFerret]

1. It is an outrage

the conditions of the arrest, transportation, confinement of the Guantanemo prisoners. A complete disgrace. I hope that in later years we will be able to see it for what it truly was. Rather the way we nowe look on the internment of Japanese during WW2.
The panic with which our leaders responded to 9/11 is quite frightening.

[Athame]

2. Just a kick to the top

I don't want Gitmo lost in the morass, especially when a Pentagon appointed lawyer is now speaking out. He needs a few minutes of the stage along with Clarke.

:kick:

[hedgetrimmer]

3. the mighty-bump-diggity! (kick) n/t