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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Defense lawyer argues Guantanamo detainee immune from war crimes charges

Defense lawyer argues Guantanamo detainee immune from war crimes charges

By Alison Sacriponte on Nov 18, 2014 01:32 pm
[JURIST] A US military lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay detainee argued Monday that the detainee, who is described as an al Qaeda commander, may be classified as a soldier according to international war rules and thus exempt from prosecution. The lawyer asked a judge to dismiss the charges against Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi, who is accused of commanding attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan, killing civilians and conspiring to assassinate Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf. The lawyer said Article 5 of...   +read more

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