Military Interrogators Pose as "Lawyers" in Gitmo to Gather Information

[babylonsister]

Military Interrogators Pose as "Lawyers" in Gitmo to Gather Information
by Sherwood Ross | Aug 18 2007


Military interrogators posing as "lawyers" are attempting to trick Guantanamo prisoners into providing them with information, "The Catholic Worker" (TCW) reports.

This incredible and illegal practice contributes "to the prisoners' suspicions that the (real) lawyers are not to be trusted and could be aiding the government," TCW says in its July issue.

This subterfuge is only one of the many treacherous tactics the government is employing to sabotage the efforts of lawyers to represent their clients.

As "Newsday," the Long Island, N.Y. daily, reported: "The military has set up a system that delays legal correspondence for weeks and requires lawyers from around the country to write motions at a single secure facility in Virginia. Detainees have alleged that interrogators have tried to turn them against their lawyers."

Lawyers have to wait for months for security clearances to visit their clients, and the military insists on seeing any legal papers they plan to show prisoners, and reserves the right to censor them or ban them entirely.

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[CJCRANE]

1. Gitmo is the nightmare

lovechild of Franz Kafka and George Orwell.

[lazer47]

2. Impersonating an Attorney, is also the same as Impersonating

an Officer of the court, and in all cases is a Felony, and needs to be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the United States,,,,,,,Yea right, and Christmas comes in August,