US Govt Doctored Evidence to Implicate Child Detainee: Lawyer

[babylonsister]

Evidence Doctored to Implicate Child Detainee: Lawyer
by Isabel Teotonio


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The U.S. government “manufactured” evidence against Omar Khadr when it changed a document two months after his arrest and blamed him for throwing a grenade during a firefight that killed a soldier, his lawyer said yesterday.


The defence made public two documents in a U.S. military war crimes court showing that the on-scene commander altered official documents recounting the events of July 27, 2002, when Khadr was arrested in Afghanistan following a firefight with U.S. forces.

Those documents were received from the prosecution as part of the discovery process.

The information casts further doubt on the culpability of the 21-year-old Toronto man, who was arrested at an Al Qaeda compound at the age of 15.

Khadr is currently detained at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which is used as a prison for terrorism suspects.

“The government manufactured evidence to make it look like Omar was guilty,” Khadr’s military lawyer, U.S. Navy Lt.-Cmdr. Bill Kuebler told reporters after a pre-trial hearing.

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http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/03/14/7691/

[acmavm]

1. And? Are we supposed to be shocked?

Just out of curiousity, what would be expected of us when faced with an invading army? Sit there meekly and be happy about it? Fight back?

[babylonsister]

2. Huh? There's a kid sitting in Gitmo and we're doctoring evidence?

I would 'expect' we wouldn't do that. I don't even understand what you're getting at.

[acmavm]

7. What I'm getting at is that you don't expect this shit from the crowd that

hijacked our country back in 2000?

Is it right? Of fucking coure it isn't! Should the government of the United States of America be doing shit like this? Of fucking course it shouldn't! But once they lied us into attacking an innocent country based on greed using lies as their justification, what the hell else does anyone expect?

Sheesh!

[boobooday]

3. They hate us for our freedom?

Or for shit like this?

He's a child! :mad:

[southern_belle]

4. This is sickening!

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. :cry: for our country.

[Disturbed]

5. Detained at 15, he has been in GITMO for 6 years on

fraudulent charges. Amerikan Justice at work. :grr:

[malaise]

6. Good fugging grief

Bushco is evil personified.