The US military has released its manual for judges who will hear the cases against American detainees at Guantánamo. It is not very promising if you have any belief at all in what used to be an American system that promised justice.
What does it allows, you ask.
What does it allows, you ask.
- Hearsay - even in capital cases
- Coercion
- Prohibiting the detainee to see all of the evidence against him
According the chief defence council appointed by the Pentagon, Marine Col. Dwight Sullivan the rules "appeared carefully crafted to ensure that an accused can be convicted -- and possibly executed -- based on nothing but a coerced confession."
This is definitely not the America I signed up for!
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