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Onze bondgenoot in de 'war on terror' mag martelen. Turkisch Press bericht: '''War on terror'' trials could allow evidence obtained through torture. GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AFP)
US military officers, breaking with domestic and international legal precedent, said that "war on terror" military tribunals at the Guantanamo naval base could allow evidence obtained through torture.
The US military officer presiding over the trial of an alleged aide to Osama bin Laden said he was not ready to rule out such evidence.
The officer, who wields power similar to a judge, was asked by the defense lawyer representing Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul, a Yemeni accused of plotting terror attacks for bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network, if he was ready to exclude all evidence secured through torture. After a long pause, Colonel Peter Brownback declined to commit to a blanket ban on evidence obtained as a result of torture.
"What you and I mean by torture could be different," Brownback told defense lawyer Major Tom Fleener. He said "a red-hot needle in the eye" constitutes torture but was not ready to commit to a prohibition in advance of the trial. "My personal belief is that torture is not good," he added. But he said it would depend on the circumstances and how the prosecution presented the evidence.' Lees verder:
http://www.turkishpress.com/nw.asp?s=i&i=060302072952.hmzo6xg1&t='War%20on%20terror'%20trials%20could%20allow%20evidence%20obtained%20through%20torture&sl=US-attacks-rights-trial-Guantanamo%204thlead Is er nu niemand in Nederland die de Nederlandse regering voor het gerecht wil dagen vanwege het direct en indirect meewerken aan martelingen? Want de door onze militairen gevangen genomen verdachten in Afghanistan lopen het grote gevaar door onze bondgenoot in de 'war on terror' te worden gemarteld.