Swede Freed from Guantanamo Wants to Sue U.S. Govt

[maddezmom]

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Althin said they would bring the case in the United States, taking advantage of a U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) ruling that men held in Guantanamo, whom the U.S. government suspects of terrorism, could challenge their detention in U.S. courts.

Most of them have been held for more than two years without charges or access to lawyers. The Pentagon (news - web sites) said Ghezli was the 135th prisoner to be released from the base. Some 594 others remain incarcerated.


The son of an Algerian-born immigrant, Ghezali was released from the Cuban base on July 8 after pressure from Sweden including a meeting in Washington between Prime Minister Goran Persson and President Bush (news - web sites).


Ghezali has said he was subjected to interrogations almost every day and tortured by exposure to freezing cold, noise and bright lights, deprived of sleep and chained in painful positions. Washington dismissed the complaints of mistreatment.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=1&u=/nm/20040716/wl_nm/sweden_guantanamo_dc

[physioex]

1. Go for it...

Doubt he would win though.....

[jeff30997]

2. Let the lawsuits rain !

Bring 'em on !!!

[Pachamama]

3. I'd happily contribute to a Defense Fund for any of these people...

...while I'm sure that the Bu$h/FUCheney administration would label me a supporter of "Terrorism", I'd argue that I am a believer in the Constitution and that everyone deserves their day in court...and as far as I am concerned, our administration is guilty of War Crimes and if anyone in court can show that they were tortured, abused and held against Int'l law and due process and win any amount of money, then good on them....I feel that should be true for any person and we all need to remember that today its them, but what if you were being held without due process and any rights? What if you were innoncent, but weren't even given a chance to prove it?

[InkAddict]

4. Planning to hit this again and again!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=681549#682109