From the Law Office of H. Candace Gorman
Shayana Kadidal is one of the Guantanamo attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights- the umbrella organization that organized all of the pro bono attorneys (including me). Shayana has been doing this at least as long as I have but he still has clients left at the base- including in the military commissions.
His opinion on all of this is worth a read.
(h/o to Walt!)
It has taken more than 20 years of bullshit military commission proceedings to finally come to a conclusion for three of the men that have been held. The death sentence was sought for these three men. Problem was that the vast amount of evidence was procured through torture. The lawyers representing these three men have been relentless in pursuing evidence of their torture and demanding a plea deal with life sentences instead of the death penalty. The military has finally agreed.
read more here.
Oops on that. Seems the secretary of defense says no! I feel certain that would not have been agreed to without the secretary signing on to begin with so we will wait for the full story to unravel. Meanwhile- plea deal is off and the death penalty is back on.
[actually I am only seeing this in the New York Times. I canceled that subscription a month or two ago because of its constant pro trump anti Biden coverage. So let’s wait to see if a credible news source confirms!]
Just Security just did an analysis of the train wreck caused by Sec'y Austin's shenanigans. I guess my biggest take on this is that it opens the door to more litigation.
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