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老澳门开奖结果 Motion Asserts Public鈥檚 Constitutional Right to Open Trials and Challenges Government鈥檚 Proposed Censorship Regime

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GUANT脕NAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba 鈥� Early next week, a military commission judge at Guant谩namo Bay will hear oral argument on the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 challenge to censorship of torture testimony at the trial of the 9/11 defendants. This will be the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 first appearance arguing before the tribunal.

Based on the schedule released by the judge, the 老澳门开奖结果 expects to be heard Monday or Tuesday. The hearing was originally scheduled for August, but was delayed by Hurricane Isaac.

In May, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a motion asking the commission to deny the government鈥檚 request to prevent the public from hearing any statements by the defendants about their torture and detention while in U.S. custody. On that basis, the motion asks the commission to bar a delayed audio feed of the proceedings, or, in the alternative, promptly release an uncensored transcript.

鈥淭he government鈥檚 claim that it can keep from the public the defendants鈥� testimony about their 鈥榯houghts and experiences鈥� of torture is legally untenable and morally abhorrent,鈥� said Hina Shamsi, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 National Security Project and the attorney who will argue the motion Wednesday. 鈥淭here is an ongoing public debate about the fairness and transparency of the Guant谩namo military commissions, and if the government succeeds in imposing its desired censorship regime, the commissions will certainly not be seen as legitimate.鈥�

The government contends that any statements by the defendants鈥� concerning their 鈥渆xposure鈥� to the CIA鈥檚 detention and interrogation program are classified as 鈥渟ources, methods and activities鈥� of the U.S. and can be withheld from the public. A group of 14 press organizations will also be arguing next week for the media鈥檚 right to access the commission's proceedings.

The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 motion is at:
/files/assets/aclu_motion_for_public_access_5_2_12.pdf

The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 reply brief to the government is at:
/files/assets/aclu_reply_brief_-_motion_for_public_access_at_guantanamo.pdf

You can read regular updates and analysis from the 老澳门开奖结果 attorneys at Guant谩namo at:
www.aclu.org/category/tags/guantanamo-dispatch