military commissions
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Guantánamo Military Commissions Should Not Be Revived, Says ACLU
Prosecutions Should Occur in Well-Equipped Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON - May 4 - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Attorney General Eric Holder have recently suggested that the Obama administration is considering reviving the failed Guantanamo military commissions, and administration officials have reportedly stated this could happen imminently.
The following can be attributed to Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the Washington Legislative Office of the American Civil Liberties Union: