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September 24th, 2008 Google Bookmarks Technorati StumbleUpon Digg!RedditDeliciousFacebook
Posted by Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 9:14 pm

BREAKING: Another Gitmo Prosecutor Resigns

We learned late today that Army Lieutenant Colonel Darrel Vandeveld, the lead prosecutor in the military commissions case against Mohammed Jawad, has resigned in protest because the prosecution team was not providing the defense evidence that could indicate Jawad’s innocence. Jawad was a teenager when he was captured in Afghanistan and he’s one of the two youngest prisoners at Guantánamo.

ACLU attorneys Hina Shamsi and Denny LeBoeuf are in Guantánamo right now observing the military commission hearings of the accused 9/11 defendants. We’ll have more details soon, so stay tuned!

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3 Responses to “BREAKING: Another Gitmo Prosecutor Resigns”

  1. texas_libertarian Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    The servicemen involved in the military commissions know that this system is unconstitutional and un-American. That being said, we must stress that these servicemen are only doing their jobs. All these injustices are not their fault. This authoritarian adminstration is alone to blame.

  2. Rafflaw Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    Kudos to Lt. Col. Vandeveld for his courageous stand against the hypocrisy and illegal actions by the Bush regime.

  3. texas_libertarian Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 6:29 am

    The servicemen involved in the military commissions know that this system is unconstitutional and un-American. That being said, we must stress that these servicemen are only doing their jobs. All these injustices are not their fault. This authoritarian administration is alone to blame.

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