JUDGE RULES DETAINEE CAN’T SPEAK TO ATTORNEY UNTIL APPEALS COURT MAKES DECISION
They are going to fight tooth and nail to keep these guys from talking to ANYONE, because when they do……the depth of their crimes will come to light.
By Associated Press
Posted November 17 2006, 12:13 PM ESTWASHINGTON — A suspected terrorist who spent years in a secret CIA prison is not allowed to speak to a civilian attorney until an appeals court decides what rights military detainees have, a federal judge said Friday.
The Justice Department argues that under a new anti-terrorism law, detainees have no right to challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts. Human rights groups argue that’s unconstitutional.
Until the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia settles the question, legal challenges brought by hundreds of detainees remain in limbo.
Terror suspect Majid Khan is among those whose cases are pending. Khan and 13 other prisoners designated as “terrorist leaders” were transfered from CIA custody to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in September.
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