Guantanamo judge threatens to suspend Canadian case(Gov't must turn over daily records of detention)

[maddezmom]

Source: Reuters

Guantanamo judge threatens to suspend Canadian case 08 May 2008 16:20:40 GMT


GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, May 8 (Reuters) - A Guantanamo war court judge threatened on Thursday to suspend the case of a Canadian terrorism suspect captured at age 15 if the U.S. government fails to turn over daily records of his detention.

The judge, Army Col. Peter Brownback, ordered prosecutors to give the classified prison-camp records to the military attorney for Omar Khadr, who is now 21 and facing trial on charges of throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan in 2002.

Khadr has said he was mistreated by his U.S. captors. Brownback in March ordered prosecutors to contact the military commanders whose units helped capture and detain Khadr to find out their policies toward the treatment of juveniles.

Halting the pretrial proceedings would be an embarrassment to the U.S. government, which is fighting criticisms about years-long delays in establishing a workable and fair trial system for prisoners captured in the war on terrorism launched by the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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[ToughLuck]

1. Col. Brownbeck YOU ROCK!!!!

[Supersedeas]

2. the logs are still....'in the works' ??

[struggle4progress]

6. Had t'get thru th'rinse and spin cycles, y'know --But oughta be outta th'drier any minute now

[Barrett808]

3. rec for justice nt

[Spazito]

4. Good! Our government (neo-con wannabes) won't do what is right...

I am very glad this judge is!

[micraphone]

5. 15?? A terrist??

Sounds like the judge is having a hard time with that one too.

Goferit!

After SIX YEARS it's WAY overdue.

[Downtown Hound]

7. Just curious but

How is an enemy combatant throwing a grenade that killed a U.S. soldier a terrorist? It's war, and he was fighting against an enemy in his adopted country. Whether or not we have a right to be in Afghanistan isn't the issue. He is a prisoner of war. By this logic every soldier in every war that ever killed an enemy combatant is a terrorist subject to trial. If they can prove he had any hand in 9-11 then they have a case. Otherwise this case is bullshit.