Prosecutor admits Hicks case political
John Wiseman; 30/4/08
David Hicks will not pursue action against the Australian or US governments despite startling admissions from the former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay that the military commission process that convicted him was politically influenced and that evidence was obtained through prisoner abuse. Hicks’s lawyer David McLeod said last night that Hick’s instructions to him remained firm: he simply “wanted to get on with life”. However, Mr McLeod added that if Hicks chose to challenge what had happened to him, there would be a number of paths he could pursue. “If the wheels start to fall off the validity of the military commission wagon, those circumstances may permit Hicks to agitate the fairness and lawfulness and validity of what happened to him in Australia,” Mr McLeod said.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23620579-5013404,00.html
Tags: Australia, Guantanamo Bay, Terrorism, USA