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Afghan Guantanamo detainee referred to military commission

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided on a military prosecution for Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee Obaidullah, according to court filings Wednesday. Obaidullah was initially charged by the military in 2008 with hiding and storing anti-tank mines to be deployed against US forces in Afghanistan. He has been held at Guantanamo since 2002. The US government must now decide whether to formally try Obaidullah in a military commission. Obaidullah is the sixth Guantanamo detainee to have his case referred for military trial since US president Barack Obama ordered the closing [JURIST] of the facility and a review of all detainees' cases last January. In November, the DOJ designated five other cases for military trials, including that of Canadian detainee Omar Khadr. Also in November, Holder announced that five accused 9/11 conspirators would be tried in US federal court.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).