A step forward for Gitmo Transparency
June 1, 2009 at 9:50 pm
I’m pleased to see more transparency coming to the Guantanamo Bay proceedings. It’s about time. The unclassified evidence used to justify continued incarceration of over 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay must be filed with the court within one month and the U.S. government has to apply for court approval to keep specific information secret.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ruled the government cannot keep the documents known as factual returns from public disclosure and must seek court approval to keep specific information secret.“Public interest in Guantanamo Bay generally and these proceedings specifically has been unwavering,” Hogan wrote. “Publicly disclosing the factual returns would enlighten the citizenry and improve perceptions of the proceedings’ fairness.”
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