Friday, January 21, 2011

Judge upholds ex-Guantanamo detainee's conviction (Reuters)

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghailani is Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raskin, the prosecutor for the case. REUTERS/Christine CornellReuters - A U.S. judge refused on Friday to overturn the conviction of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial, while his lawyers said in a court filing that he was tortured in a U.S. "gulag."


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/crime/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110121/us_nm/us_security_guantanamo_ghailani

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