'Unlawful' ruling may delay Hicks trial (Guantanamo Bay)

[anakie]

"A lawyer for Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks has welcomed a US federal judge's ruling that the military tribunal trial of a Guantanamo prisoner is unlawful."

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"It may mean that if they are to be tried, they'll be tried in accordance with the regular rules of a US court martial and that would mean that the usual rules of evidence would apply and there would be a great deal of fairness about it, which is absent in the present system.

"My understanding is that the hearings at Guantanamo Bay this week before Colonel Brownback, who is the same judge that is hearing David's matter, immediately adjourned the proceedings, so I've no doubt that they will also hold off on David's proceedings until an appeal is heard."

The US Justice Department has criticised the ruling, which is seen as a major setback for the Bush administration, and vowed to appeal against it immediately.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200411/s1239204.htm


Good gosh. Imagine a court proceeding where rules of evidence apply.

[tk2kewl]

1. must be one a' them 'activist' judges

[jody]

2. Or a judge that is a strict interpreter of our Constitution! n/t

[newyawker99]

3. Hi tk2kewl!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: