“Lawyers and the family of the first Guantánamo Bay inmate likely to face a US military tribunal for alleged terrorism said today that he would not get a fair trial … More than five years after he was first jailed at Guantánamo Bay, David Hicks, an Australian, was yesterday charged by the Pentagon with providing material support for terrorism … Mr Hicks was not charged with attempted murder, as had earlier been recommended by US military prosecutors … His family and lawyers claimed today that the charges he does face have been tailored to fit his actions and guaranteed he would not get a fair trial.”

From The Guardian, here.

Posted Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 @ 12:36 am
Filed in human rights, politics

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