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Thread #67832   Message #1136724
Posted By: Shanghaiceltic
15-Mar-04 - 04:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: Guantanamo survivors
Subject: RE: BS: Guantanamo survivors
The people held at G'bay should be allowed the option to stand trial in a court of law that is under UN control or under the control of a neutral country with a proper legal defence.

Evidence can then be presented and a judicial decision reached as to whether these people are innocent or guilty and then punished, plus more importantly if they are a future threat.

They too could present their evidence of maltreatment. If true it would be an embarrasment to the US Govt.

At present they are being held under conditions outside of the Geneva Convention by a government that has refused to join a proposed International Court of Justice because it is worried its own military personel could be arrested and tried for war crimes or actions against civilians that could be construed as war crimes.

This issue is likely just to keep going around in circles until the US Govt joins the International Court and presents it's evidence that these people are a threat and not just pawns.

But woe betide a court that then releases one of these people who then goes on to make a terrorist attack.

A further problem is trying to find a neutral country or organisation that would host such an impartial court, it woulds be seen by terrorist organisations as a prime target.

There is I feel a question mark over why these people were in a war zone.