Guantanamo Lawyers Upset by Proposals -- Prison Commander May Change Rules for Legal Privileges
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › December 28, 2011
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The new commander of the Guantanamo Bay prison wants a team of government and law enforcement officials to be allowed to review all communications between lawyers and inmates accused of helping organize the 9/11 attacks, The Associated Press has learned.
The proposed changes, contained in a 27-page draft order, have sparked a backlash from the Pentagon-appointed attorneys representing the five Guantanamo prisoners charged in the 9/11 attacks. They say the new rules would violate attorney-client privilege and legal ethics and deprive the prisoners of their constitutional right to counsel.See the full content of this document
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Guantanamo Lawyers Upset by Proposals -- Prison Commander May Change Rules for Legal Privileges
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