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Gitmo detainee boycotts trial | |||
2008-08-16 | |||
A Guantanamo Bay detainee says that he wants nothing to do with his trial, calling it a legal farce and telling his lawyer not to defend him. Ali al-Bahlul, a Yemeni who was allegedly Osama bin Laden's personal secretary, left the courtroom midway through his pretrial hearing and said he plans to return only on the days he is convicted and sentenced. "You can continue your legal play," al-Bahlul said before returning to his maximum-security cell at this US Navy base in southeast Cuba. His lawyer, Air Force Maj. David Frakt, later told reporters that al-Bahlul "thinks the circus has gone on long enough."
Critics say a one-sided trial would damage the image of justice being served in the United States' first war-crimes tribunals since the World War II era.
Last week, Gareth Pierce, a prominent human rights lawyer said that Hamdan's verdict has no legal justification because the verdict comes from a tribunal that were simply soldiers in a military trial without any legal credibility.
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Posted by:Fred |
#1 So what are you waiting for, flush the toilet. And since when do prisoners tell judges when they are going to come to court? |
Posted by: Thailet Lumplump9035 2008-08-16 10:24 |