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Another Rebuke on Gitmo Detainees


Jul 21, 2007 by

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In yet another stinging rebuke to the Bush administration’s extralegal policies and practices, a three-judge federal appeals court has unanimously ordered the government to turn over virtually all its information on the 360 detainees being held at the Guantánamo Bay brig.

The New York Times reported that

“The ruling, which came in one of the main court cases dealing with the fate of the detainees, effectively set the ground rules for scores of cases by detainees challenging the actions of Pentagon tribunals that decide whether terror suspects should be held as enemy combatants.”

The Justice Department has repeatedly tied to withhold information on the detainees, but in a blow for common sense, the court said meaningful review of the military tribunals would not be possible without seeing all the evidence.

More here.

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2 Comments

  1. George Sorwell
    July 21, 2007 | 8:24 am

    but in a blow for common sense, the court said meaningful review of the military tribunals would not be possible without seeing all the evidence.

    Nothing to add. Just thought it was worth repeating.

  2. Daniel Berczik
    July 22, 2007 | 5:28 am

    George,

    It looks like this isn’t as clear-cut a rebuke as headlines suggest, but more middle-of the-road:

    “The ruling also included significant victories for the government, including a decision allowing the Pentagon to limit the subjects that the lawyers can discuss with detainees and authorizing special Pentagon teams to read the lawyers’ mail and remove unauthorized comments.”