Federal judge blasts Bush administration as hiding evidence in case of Gitmo detainee

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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2009/01/judge_govt_hiding_evidence_in_gitmo_case.php

Judge: Gov't hiding evidence in Gitmo case

Federal judge blasts Bush administration as hiding evidence in case of Gitmo detainee

LARA JAKES
AP News

Jan 06, 2009 14:41 EST


A federal judge has accused the Bush administration of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay for six years.

At a hearing Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rapped Justice Department lawyers for only recently turning over Defense Department and other government documents first obtained in September.

Attorneys for both the government and the detainee, Aymen Saeed Batarfi, had wanted Sullivan to rule on whether to free the 38-year-old Yemeni.

But Sullivan said the new evidence — which is classified — must be considered before he decides.

He called it another example of the Bush administration hiding evidence from courts.

Source: AP News

[pleah]

1. Color me surprised.

NOT.

K&R

[Supersedeas]

2. the Mukasey legacy is being documented....bit by bit.

[babylonsister]

3. My hopes aren't high that anything further will be done. nt