Top military lawyer condemns Guantanamo trials

"There has been condemnation from one of Australia's top military lawyers of the process set up by the United States to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including South Australian David Hicks.

"Yesterday, the ABC obtained emails from two prosecutors with the US military commissions, saying the procedures are rigged and describing the cases being pursued as marginal.

"The Pentagon has dismissed the claims.

"The head of the military bar at the Australian Defence Legal Service, Captain Paul Willee QC, says if the emails are correct, he has serious misgivings about whether the detainees can get a fair trial.

"Speaking on ABC Radio's AM program, Captain Willee says it could be described as a charade despite assurances from the US military.

"'None of those promises would guarantee that they would be fair if the military commissions continue in the way in which it's they are alleged at the moment, because the result is predetermined,' he said."
Source: ABC News

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