01/22/09: President Obama Orders Prosecution To Seek Suspension Of Guantánamo Military Commissions (ACLU 1/21/2009)
Posted by: John
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/detention/38426prs20090121.html?s_src=RSS
A good start, but Guantanamo is just the most visible problem. Obama needs to order the closing of all secret prisons. The only reason I can see for secret prisons is torture. If they can hide people in the federal witness protection program, surely they can conceal the locations of "terrorists" in federal prisons located within the borders of the U.S. where there are laws against torture.
If I were on trial at Guantanamo or about to go to trial, I would want the stay to find out how Obama’s going to proceed. Cases may be dismissed for lack of evidence, etc. and/or referred to civilian courts where the accused have more rights and the government’s burden of proof is higher.
A good start, but Guantanamo is just the most visible problem. Obama needs to order the closing of all secret prisons. The only reason I can see for secret prisons is torture. If they can hide people in the federal witness protection program, surely they can conceal the locations of "terrorists" in federal prisons located within the borders of the U.S. where there are laws against torture.
If I were on trial at Guantanamo or about to go to trial, I would want the stay to find out how Obama’s going to proceed. Cases may be dismissed for lack of evidence, etc. and/or referred to civilian courts where the accused have more rights and the government’s burden of proof is higher.