Brief: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Convicted By Military Court

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Today, a six panel jury made up of military officers convicted Salim Ahmed Hamdan of providing material support for terrorism.  However, the panel acquitted Hamdan of a separate conspiracy charge, “arguably the more serious of the two charges.” 

Pursuant to the 2006 congressional law passed for the trials, Hamdan’s trial included “secret evidence and testimony in a closed courtroom.” 

Hamdan’s lawyers have said that the conviction will be appealed.  There is a possibility that the Supreme Court will hear Hamdan’s claim that the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay “do not meet the American standards of fundamental fairness.”

For more information, please see:

The New York Times – Detainee Convicted By Military Panel – 6 August 2008

Impunity Watch – Brief: Jury Selected For Guantanamo Trial – 21 July 2008