Kafka op Cuba
19-07-2006 om 11:02 uur door WielandMother Jones citeert uit zittingsverslagen van de militaire tribunalen die de rechtmatigheid van detentie in Guantánamo Bay beoordelen. Verschillende gevangenen zitten daar enkel achter de tralies vanwege hun goedkope Casio-horloge, omdat dat model door Al Qaida in ontstekingsmechanismes wordt gebruikt.
tribunal president: Once again, international law does not matter here. Geneva Convention does not matter here. What matters here and I am concerned about and what I really want to get to is your status as enemy combatant based upon the evidence that has been provided and your actions while you were in Afghanistan. If you deviate from that one more time you will be removed from this tribunal and we will continue to hear evidence without you being present...
abbasi: I know, but I have the right to speak...
tribunal president: No, you don’t.
abbasi: And the personal representative told me I can say whatever I like.
tribunal president: He was mistaken if he told you that...
[Abbasi continues to speak at length.]
tribunal president: Once again... international law... [Abbasi interrupts.] Mr. Abbasi, your conduct is unacceptable and this is your absolute final warning. I don’t care about international law. I don’t want to hear the words "international law" again. We are not concerned with international law.
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