ACLU Requests Justice Department Memo Regarding Constitutional Rights In Guantánamo Military Commissions
NEW YORK ? In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union demanded disclosure of a May 2009 legal memo from the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) reportedly addressing the constitutional rights that Guantánamo detainees could legally claim during military commission proceedings in the U.S. The memo reportedly also addresses the admissibility of statements obtained through coercion in those proceedings.
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