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US Lawyers Condemn Guantanamo
Procedures
Havana, Jan 13, 2006. (AIN) US lawyers representing two detainees at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo denounced the irregularities in the procedures in their clients' cases.
US Commander Thomas Fleener, appointed to represent Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul of Yemen, alleged Al Qaeda propagandist, advocates for the prisoner's right to defend himself.
"The petition of my client is very simple; there's nothing extravagant or unusual about it," said Fleener. He also explained that his mission consists on defending someone who refuses to see him, which has created a serious ethical problem.
Likewise, US civil lawyer Muneer Ahmad, appointed to represent Canadian Omar Khadr, detained at the age of 15 for killing a US soldier, said his client is being treated like an adult.
Ahmad also denounced the inexperience of the military lawyer appointed to represent the prisoner. "He has never defended anybody in court -not even somebody with minor criminal charges," he noted.
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