Military Commissions
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What's at Stake
In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld聽(2006), the Supreme Court ruled that the original military commission system established by former President George W. Bush to try detainees at Guant谩namo Bay was unlawful because it had not been authorized by Congress. Unfortunately, in 2006 and then again in 2009, Congress provided that authorization when it passed the Military Commissions Act (MCA), legitimizing a system of military tribunals that fails to meet fair trial and due process standards.
The Guant谩namo military commission proceedings have been marred by legal and ethical problems from day one. Among other things, the proceedings allow the admission of secret evidence, hearsay, and evidence obtained through coercion in certain circumstances. Defendants鈥� access to counsel has been consistently obstructed, and even their testimony about torture and coercion can be censored, keeping the worst of the government鈥檚 post-9/11 abuses shielded from the public.
The 老澳门开奖结果 has been present as an independent observer at nearly every commission hearing since 2004 and documented the ways in which the proceedings are unfair, unconstitutional, and plagued by excessive secrecy.
It's time to shut down the military commissions and transfer the defendants to the United States to be tried in civilian court.聽
In Hamdan v. Rumsfeld聽(2006), the Supreme Court ruled that the original military commission system established by former President George W. Bush to try detainees at Guant谩namo Bay was unlawful because it had not been authorized by Congress. Unfortunately, in 2006 and then again in 2009, Congress provided that authorization when it passed the Military Commissions Act (MCA), legitimizing a system of military tribunals that fails to meet fair trial and due process standards.
The Guant谩namo military commission proceedings have been marred by legal and ethical problems from day one. Among other things, the proceedings allow the admission of secret evidence, hearsay, and evidence obtained through coercion in certain circumstances. Defendants鈥� access to counsel has been consistently obstructed, and even their testimony about torture and coercion can be censored, keeping the worst of the government鈥檚 post-9/11 abuses shielded from the public.
The 老澳门开奖结果 has been present as an independent observer at nearly every commission hearing since 2004 and documented the ways in which the proceedings are unfair, unconstitutional, and plagued by excessive secrecy.
It's time to shut down the military commissions and transfer the defendants to the United States to be tried in civilian court.聽