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Exasperated military judge halts USS Cole bombing case [View all]
Source: Washington Post
Exasperated military judge halts USS Cole bombing case
By Missy Ryan February 16 at 7:58 PM
A military judge indefinitely halted a death-penalty case Friday linked to the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, dealing a significant blow to the already troubled military court system for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
The decision by Air Force Col. Vance Spath, who voiced exasperation at what he characterized as repeated defiance of his authority by defense attorneys, is a striking illustration of the deep-rooted problems plaguing the judicial process set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
More than 16 years later, trials for 9/11 suspects are still stuck in pretrial proceedings, and conclusions remain years away. Of the more than 700 inmates held at the military prison in Cuba since 2002, only a handful have been successfully tried. About half the remaining 41 prisoners are expected to be held indefinitely without charge.
“This is another wake-up call, and a dramatic one, because the issues go again to the fundamental legitimacy of the commissions,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s national security project.
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By Missy Ryan February 16 at 7:58 PM
A military judge indefinitely halted a death-penalty case Friday linked to the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, dealing a significant blow to the already troubled military court system for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
The decision by Air Force Col. Vance Spath, who voiced exasperation at what he characterized as repeated defiance of his authority by defense attorneys, is a striking illustration of the deep-rooted problems plaguing the judicial process set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
More than 16 years later, trials for 9/11 suspects are still stuck in pretrial proceedings, and conclusions remain years away. Of the more than 700 inmates held at the military prison in Cuba since 2002, only a handful have been successfully tried. About half the remaining 41 prisoners are expected to be held indefinitely without charge.
“This is another wake-up call, and a dramatic one, because the issues go again to the fundamental legitimacy of the commissions,” said Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s national security project.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/exasperated-military-judge-halts-uss-cole-bombing-case/2018/02/16/6c91114a-1345-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html
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