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| Guantanamo’s alleged Kurdish prisoner says he isn’t a Kurd |
| 2018-10-06 |
| [Rudaw] US prosecutors in Guantanamo seek life imprisonment for Nashwan al-Tamir, a member of al-Qaeda identified as a Kurd and accused of plotting to attack coalition forces and civilians in Afghanistan. al-Tamir denies the charges and says he is not a Kurd. Al-Tamir was unable to attend his hearing on September 28 for health reasons. Prior to his arrest he had degenerative disk disease and has undergone five back surgeries in prison. He is one of 40 "high value" detainees at Guantanamo. Lt. Col. Michael Libretto, the judge, proceeded with the hearing where both the prosecution and the defense teams presented their arguments on the defendant’s refusal to attend the hearing. Prosecution argued the court should not be held "hostage" by al-Tamir, while his defense argued that traveling to and sitting at court for hours caused him pain and therefore knowingly subjecting him to such conditions would amount to "torture". |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Cut him loose. Humanitarian reasons. And deliver him, bound, to Kurdish security forces in Irbil for trial there. muahaha. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2018-10-06 12:55 |
| #1 he had degenerative disk disease and has undergone five back surgeries in prison Seems counter productive. Give him pain killers. Withhold painkillers. Easy. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-10-06 12:42 |