Bring David Hicks Home
Former premier Jeff Kennett says that the Australian Government has shown no compassion towards David Hicks and should use its special relationship with the US to immediately repatriate him.
Out of 775 detainees who have been brought to Guantanamo, approximately 340 have been released. Of the other 435 detainees, 110 have been labeled as ready for release. Of the other 325, only "more than 70" will face trial, the Pentagon says. That leaves about 250 who may be held indefinitely. Hicks has already been held for 5 years which will not come off his sentence if he is convicted.
After years of legal wrangling, the guidelines for the military commission to try the detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been established. They abolition habeas corpus and allow hearsay evidence and testimony obtained through "coercive interrogation" to be admitted. These are safeguards and rights that date back to Magna Carta.
The Sunday Age is running a campaign to bring David Hicks home. You can either send an email to bringdavidhome@theage.com.au or write to David Hicks campaign, The Sunday Age, 250 Spencer St, Melbourne, 3000. The content of your email is probably not important and can be quite brief. The objective is to express your support and concern.
To read the article about Jeff Kennett's comments in The Age, click on:
The Age
Out of 775 detainees who have been brought to Guantanamo, approximately 340 have been released. Of the other 435 detainees, 110 have been labeled as ready for release. Of the other 325, only "more than 70" will face trial, the Pentagon says. That leaves about 250 who may be held indefinitely. Hicks has already been held for 5 years which will not come off his sentence if he is convicted.
After years of legal wrangling, the guidelines for the military commission to try the detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been established. They abolition habeas corpus and allow hearsay evidence and testimony obtained through "coercive interrogation" to be admitted. These are safeguards and rights that date back to Magna Carta.
The Sunday Age is running a campaign to bring David Hicks home. You can either send an email to bringdavidhome@theage.com.au or write to David Hicks campaign, The Sunday Age, 250 Spencer St, Melbourne, 3000. The content of your email is probably not important and can be quite brief. The objective is to express your support and concern.
To read the article about Jeff Kennett's comments in The Age, click on:
The Age
posted by Pax Christi @ Monday, January 22, 2007
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