Miltitary Tribunals To Be Held In Illinois
By Jeralyn, Section Terror Trials
Posted on Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 08:00:36 PM EST
Tags: Guantanamo, Thomson Correctional Center, military commissions (all tags)
Posted on Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 08:00:36 PM EST
Tags: Guantanamo, Thomson Correctional Center, military commissions (all tags)
Earlier we reported on President Obama's decision to move the Guantanamo detainees to Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois.
Also today, a senior administration official told the Chicago Tribune and others on a conference call the administration plans to conduct the military tribunals of the detainees at that facility.
So those going to Thomson will be those tried by military commissions -- and those who, like at Gitmo, are being held indefinitely without charges or trials. (The others will be released to their home or other countries.)
Is this any more than a change in zip code? The ACLU has more on Gitmo, Illinois.
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