WASHINGTON - A
federal judge will review a challenge to the indefinite detention of
Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Jawad on Monday, April 27 in Washington,
D.C. Lawyers for Jawad, who has been in U.S. military custody since he
was as young as 14, have charged that he is being held indefinitely
based on a false "confession" obtained through torture. This is the
first federal court hearing challenging his detention.

In February, the government filed a
motion continuing Bush administration efforts to deny Jawad his right
to challenge his detention in federal court until after the Guantánamo
military commission case against him is complete, even though President
Obama has ordered a halt to all military commission proceedings. On
Wednesday, Judge Ellen S. Huvelle denied the Justice Department's
motion.

WHAT:
First court hearing in the habeas challenge to the indefinite detention of Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Jawad

WHEN:
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
333 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

WHO:
Judge Ellen S. Huvelle will preside
over the hearing. Attorneys on Jawad's habeas case are Jonathan Hafetz
of the American Civil Liberties Union, Arthur Spitzer of the ACLU of
the National Capital Area and U.S. Air Force Major David J. R. Frakt.

More information about the case is available online at: www.aclu.org/jawad