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| Twelfth Detainee Refuses to Go to Hearing |
| 2004-08-21 |
| A 37-year-old prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, refused to attend a U.S. military review hearing Friday, becoming the 12th detainee to stay away from the proceedings, a military official said. The prisoner, who has been held in the U.S. naval base for 33 months, is accused of belonging to the Taliban and Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida terror network, said Navy Cmdr. Katy Wright, a spokeswoman at the Pentagon. He is believed to have traveled to Afghanistan to work for Al-Wafa, a charity the U.S. military says helped finance al-Qaida. The detainee, whose name and nationality were not released, was captured by U.S. forces along with other members of al-Qaida, Wright said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'm thinking more like summary judgement for this prick - fire up that 50,000 watt La-Z-Boy... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-21 12:26:44 PM |
| #2 so they refuse to attend hearings? Back in the cage - see ya, maybe, next year? What's the downside on this? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-21 10:02:40 AM |
| #1 Well, it appears we have a conspiracy among the detainees! They must be able to congregate or communicate among themselves or their legal teams are organizing this. I wonder what the legal or political strategy is here. Any legal minds out there with an opinion? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back 2004-08-21 4:20:39 AM |