Lawyers vote to condemn Govt's treatment of Hicks

[cal04]

A national convention of Australian lawyers has condemned the Federal Government's treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.

The annual convention of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, which has more than 2000 members, is under way on the Gold Coast.

Perth QC and human rights lawyer Tom Percy says the meeting has unanimously carried a motion calling on the Government to quickly get Hicks to trial or allow him to come back to Australia.

"I would be hoping that branches and law societies around Australia would be passing similar motions so that the Government can be left under no misapprehension the Australian legal fraternity is completely appalled at what the Government is doing about David Hicks," he said.

"We will be sending a notice of that motion to the Attorney-General, the Prime Minister and Minister for Justice."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1764776.htm

[tularetom]

1. Oops my mistake

I thought this was about bush and rove bad mouthing the fundies.

[nam78_two]

2. I was SO sure it was that too

:rofl: :rofl:

Edit: not that the actual content of the post is funny at all :-/

[yurbud]

3. yeah, I thought it meant pandering to hicks...

"We can no longer condone inbred hillbillies determining how our schools, justice system, and foreign policy are run. Lynch mobs are not a legitimate constituency."