Guantanamo Detainees, Defense Lawyers Continually Gagged in Military Tribunals: Report
<div class='node-body'><p>Guantanamo detainees currently on trial, and the lawyers defending them at the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals, are not allowed to talk about the defendant's torture while in the secretive prison, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/20/us-guantanamo-tribunals-idUSBRE87J03U20120820" target="_blank">according to a new analysis by Reuters</a>. Defense attorneys and civil rights groups say far reaching restrictions regarding "classified" information, have greatly undermined the ability of defense lawyers to do their job in court.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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