Subscribe!Today, the Supreme Court finally reached a decision in the case of a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay. In the case, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al., Ahmed Salim Hamdan challenged the attempt by the Bush administration to try him via military tribunal. In a surprisingly lucid decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that any prosecution "must be understood to incorporate at least the barest of those trial protections that have been recognized by customary international law." However, while this decision does seem to afford the detainees more rights, it does not address the fact that many are being held illegally (that is, with no probable cause other than a paid informant, at best). At least now they should be able to see the evidence against them, as before they were not allowed to see the evidence since it was classified.
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June 29, 2006
A Momentary Glimpse at Reason
Today, the Supreme Court finally reached a decision in the case of a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay. In the case, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al., Ahmed Salim Hamdan challenged the attempt by the Bush administration to try him via military tribunal. In a surprisingly lucid decision, the US Supreme Court ruled that any prosecution "must be understood to incorporate at least the barest of those trial protections that have been recognized by customary international law." However, while this decision does seem to afford the detainees more rights, it does not address the fact that many are being held illegally (that is, with no probable cause other than a paid informant, at best). At least now they should be able to see the evidence against them, as before they were not allowed to see the evidence since it was classified. |
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