This is pretty much what we can expect from giving jihadis the same legal rights as American citizens and trying them in civilian court: A federal judge has tossed out most of the government's evidence against a tarrorism detainee on grounds his confessions were coerced, allegedly by U.S. forces, before he became a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay. In a ruling this week, U.S. District Judge Thomas ...
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JOSHUAPUNDIT on 12th Jan 2010 (via joshuapundit.blogspot.com)
THE battle by the security services and the government to keep evidence on Guantanamo Bay secret will go to the Court of Appeal tomorrow.
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Scotsman on 7th Mar 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
They sure do get around these bad apples - Abu Ghraib, Bagram Airbase, Guantanamo Bay. Looks like the Guantanamo boys might be going out with a bang. And a crash. And a wallop.…. Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in”
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ChickenYoghurt on 26th Feb 2009 (via chickyog.net)
Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees have embarked on an unprecedented legal battle against MI5 MI6 the Attorney General and two government departments accusing them of complicity in torture.
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Telegraph on 23rd Apr 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
CAMPAIGNERS have called for the release of the last Briton held in Guantanamo Bay, declaring his imprisonment denies him basic human rights.
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Scotsman on 12th Dec 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
Compensation claims lodged against the Government by six former Guantanamo Bay detainees are likely to cost the taxpayer more than £30 million in legal bills, The Daily Telegraph has learnt.
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Telegraph on 1st Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Commenting on the release of a videotape showing a detainee being questioned by Canadian officials at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay, Sarah Teather said: "This depressing video again highlights the barbarity of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. To keep a 16 year old locked up without trial for years on end is a breach of every princ...
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LibDems on 15th Jul 2008 (via libdems.org.uk)
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What to make of the out-of-court settlement that has been paid to around a dozen former detainees of Guantanamo Bay? According to unofficial reports, taxpayers might have to shoulder £10 million as a result. One of the men is thought to be receiving £1 million. The explanation seeping out of Westminster makes it sound almost like a practicality. Security chiefs, we're told, were kee...
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Spectator on 16th Nov 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
Five of six Algerians held nearly seven years at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must be released, a federal judge ruled in a setback for the Bush administration
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FT on 21st Nov 2008 (via traxfer.ft.com)
The UK government’s offer of £10million to Guantanamo Bay detainees speaks to the elite’s disarray post-9/11.
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Spiked on 18th Nov 2010 (via spiked-online.com)
The millions of pounds of compensation to be paid to the former Guantanamo Bay detainees will only be a fraction of the total cost to the taxpayer from their legal action.
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Telegraph on 16th Nov 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
