RSSJudge tags Afghan for more detention
From: The Washington Times | June 30, 2009
A federal judge who issued a groundbreaking order allowing military detainees in Afghanistan to go to U.S. civilian courts to challenge their confinement said Monday that the right doesn’t apply to an Afghan prisoner. U.S. District Judge John Bates’ ruling means the United States can continue to detain Haji Wazir indefinitely at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Court documents say he has been in U.S. custody since he was captured in the United Arab Emirates in 2002. The case has produced a clash between the Obama administration and human rights groups, who say the new administration in many terrorism cases …
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