Some with common deceny finally come forward for his caseUS senators Carl Levin and Lindsey Graham, both of whom watched last weekend's Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) hearing at Guantanamo Bay for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, insisted in a joint statement Friday that his claims that he was tortured in US custody had to be "taken seriously and properly investigated", suggesting that to do otherwise "would reflect poorly on our nation."
Mohammed claims he was abused during his captivity at secret detention facilities operated by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prior to his transfer to Guantanamo. The senators observed the hearing on closed circuit TV during a trip to Guantanamo Bay, and described the tribunal as consisting of three military officers and the president of the tribunal, who was a judge advocate. The names of the presiding officers were redacted from the public record of the hearing released by the Pentagon Wednesday. Mohammed was "administratively assisted" by a "personal representative" who was not a lawyer.
Levin, the chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, stated last November that his committee's priorities will include an investigation into CIA extraordinary rendition flights. Mohammed was transferred to Guantanamo Bay detention facilities last September from a secret CIA prison facility at an as-yet-unknown location. The CSRT hearing will determine whether he qualifies as an "enemy combatant" warranting further detention.
Source: Jurist
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