Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court (US Civilian Courts ordered 30 terrorist freed)
In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba. Complying with a Supreme Court ruling last year, 15 federal judges in the U.S. courthouse here are giving detainees their day in court after years behind bars half a world away from their homelands. The judges have found the government's evidence against 30 detainees wanting and ordered their release. That number could rise significantly because the judges are on track to hear challenges from...
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Tags: Challenges, Civilian Courts, Courtrooms, Cuba, Dozens, Federal Judges, Freedom, Guantanamo Bay Prison, Homelands, Supreme Court Ruling, Terror Suspects, Terrorist