Detention method defended

[Rose Siding]

Responding to complaints of mistreatment in custody, federal prosecutors argue that two Muslim men awaiting a 2006 trial in South Florida's biggest terrorism case should remain in solitary confinement at the Federal Detention Center in Miami.
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''It is a matter of public record that the defendants hold Osama bin Laden in high esteem,'' Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell Killinger claimed in a new court filing.

The government's strong accusations come in response to complaints by Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi that they have been mistreated in their closet-like cells. According to prosecutors, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons must keep them in isolation for their safety.
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'For example, {the government} claims the defendants associated with al Qaeda and holds Osama bin Laden in `high esteem,' '' -- without any factual evidence to back it up, their attorneys, Kenneth Swartz and William Swor, said in court papers filed last week......

Indeed, a review of court records shows no direct evidence linking the pair's Muslim charity work to bin Laden or al Qaeda.......

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12157588.htm

[merwin]

1. Last time I checked, it wasn't illegal to 'hold someone in high esteem'.