Ethics

Another Gitmo Prosecutor Quits

By Ed Brayton

Another JAG attorney acting as prosecutor in the case of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay has resigned in protest of the unfairness of the military tribunals there. Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld quit in protest and filed an affidavit in the case of a detainee he was prosecuting explaining that he resigned because defense lawyers were refused access to evidence that suggests their client's innocence. You can read his affidavit here. I'll quote parts of that affidavit below the fold:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on October 02, 2008 (boomark / email).