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Bismullah To Get Status Review: Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reported today that the Pentagon intends to review the status of Bismullah, an Afghan national detained at Guantanamo Bay. Bismullah's lawyers have argued for months that he has been detained by mistake, and his case is currently awaiting a decision from the United States Supreme Court in Gates v. Bismullah (07-1054). Denniston reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has avoided action in Bismullah until it decides Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. U.S. The Pentagon's review will include a new ?Combatant Status Review Tribunal? based on new evidence. This news comes at the same time as the Justice Department's announcement that the second "Combatant Status Review Tribunal" for detainee Al Ginco, based on new evidence submitted by Al Ginco's counsel, resulted in classification as an "enemy combatant"...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on May 09, 2008 (boomark / email).