Guantanamo Prozesse

Eine US-Bundesrichterin macht der Regierung harte Vorwürfe. Auf CNN wird sie wie folgt zitiert:

“Although this nation unquestionably must take strong action under the leadership of the commander in chief to protect itself against enormous and unprecedented threats, that necessity cannot negate the existence of the most basic and fundamental threats for which the people of this country have fought and died for well over 200 years.”

“It would be far easier for the government to prosecute the war on terrorism if it could imprison all suspected ‘enemy combatants’ at Guantanamo Bay without having to acknowledge and respect any constitutional rights of detainees. That, however, is not the relevant legal test. By definition, constitutional limitations often, if not always, burden the abilities of government officials to serve their constituencies.”

Die Memorandum Opinion vom 31. Januar 2005 umfasst 75 Seiten und ist hier abrufbar.