Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Abdul Rahman Shalabi cleared for release....

Last week I reported on this detainee- who has been on a hunger strike for 9 years. He now weighs 75 pounds. On friday the period review board has cleared Mr. Shalabi for release.

Read more here.

I will just note that the article mentions that Mr. Shalabi was accused of being a body guard for Osama Bin Laden.... many of the men at the base faced that same accusation and almost all of those men were accused of being a body guard by the same handful of men who were also prisoners and who were tortured into making the accusations.

Meanwhile back at the military commission....

More delays as the military tries to figure out how to stack the court in a way that will pass constitutional questions.... while also trying to keep the defendants from gaining information that will help with their defense.....

Read more here.