DOJ Warns Gitmo Defense Attorneys Not to Use (TRUTH) Gitmo Files

[kpete]

DOJ Warns Gitmo Defense Attorneys Not to Use Gitmo Files
By: emptywheel Monday April 25, 2011 3:13 pm
The defense attorneys representing detainees at Gitmo in habeas proceedings received this email today.

Subject: Information in the public domain 2nd reminder

All:

As many of you have undoubtedly heard or read, government documents that may contain classified information have been released via the news media. As a reminder, information that is marked as classified, or that a person with access to classified information knows to be classified, remains as such despite a potential public disclosure by unauthorized means. Classified National Security Information only becomes declassified when the appropriate original classification authority makes their determination that the information may no longer cause damage to national security and may be declassified. Accordingly, consistent with your Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding that you signed as a participant in the Guantanamo Habeas proceedings, counsel are hereby cautioned that this presumptively classified information must be handled in accordance with all relevant security precautions and safeguards, including but not limited to, use and preparation in the Secure Facility and filing under seal with the Court Security Officer.

Thank you.

Court Security
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/04/25/doj-warns-gitmo-defense-attorneys-not-to-use-gitmo-files/

[mike_c]

1. in orther words, if the evidence shows your client to be innocent...

...you must bite your tongue and ignore that evidence because we'll tell you when knowing he's innocent is no longer a national security matter.

What a bizarre world.