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Guards seized Guantanamo defendants' legal documents
Source: Reuters
Guards seized Guantanamo defendants' legal documents
By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba | Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:09pm EST
(Reuters) - While the prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks were in the Guantanamo courtroom this week, guards seized confidential legal documents, books, photos and even toilet paper from their cells, a prison camp lawyer testified on Thursday.
Most of the seized items will be returned, the camp lawyer testified in a hearing marked by angry outbursts, eye-rolling and lengthy diversions from the docket in the war crimes court at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.
Defense lawyers said some defendants returned to their cells after court sessions earlier in the week to find that bins containing their legal documents had been ransacked and confidential papers relating to their defense were missing.
The seizures happened while the camp's top legal adviser was on the witness stand giving assurances that no one was reading those private legal documents, said Cheryl Bormann, an attorney for defendant Walid Bin Attash.
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By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba | Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:09pm EST
(Reuters) - While the prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks were in the Guantanamo courtroom this week, guards seized confidential legal documents, books, photos and even toilet paper from their cells, a prison camp lawyer testified on Thursday.
Most of the seized items will be returned, the camp lawyer testified in a hearing marked by angry outbursts, eye-rolling and lengthy diversions from the docket in the war crimes court at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba.
Defense lawyers said some defendants returned to their cells after court sessions earlier in the week to find that bins containing their legal documents had been ransacked and confidential papers relating to their defense were missing.
The seizures happened while the camp's top legal adviser was on the witness stand giving assurances that no one was reading those private legal documents, said Cheryl Bormann, an attorney for defendant Walid Bin Attash.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/14/us-usa-guantanamo-idUSBRE91D1LP20130214
