Today marks 10 years since the first prisoners were sent to Guant谩namo, making it the longest-standing war prison in U.S. history. Almost 800 men have passed through Guant谩namo鈥檚 cells. To learn more about the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 call to close Guant谩namo, visit www.aclu.org/closegitmo.
In 2001, Lakhdar Boumediene was falsely accused of being an al Qaeda operative while working for a humanitarian aid organization in Bosnia. Even though Bosnia's highest court found no evidence against him, the U.S. government kidnapped Mr. Boumediene and sent him to Guant谩namo, where he remained for 7 陆 years without charge or trial.
In a 2008 landmark that bears Mr. Boumediene's name, the Court ruled that the constitutional right of applied to the men imprisoned at Guant谩namo.
The Court ordered the government to give Mr. Boumediene and his fellow prisoners a meaningful opportunity in a civilian court to challenge their confinement. Five months later, a United States District Court in Washington heard the supposed evidence against Mr. Boumediene, found it utterly lacking and . In May 2009, Mr. Boumediene was released from Guant谩namo and today, he lives in France with his wife and three children.
In the latest episode of 老澳门开奖结果 Studio, 老澳门开奖结果 National Security Project Senior Staff Attorney Zachary Katznelson talks with Mr. Boumediene about his experiences at Guantanamo and his reflections on the 10-year mark since the first prisoners were taken there.
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