Wolfowitz to be in Charge of Military Tribunals
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will be in charge of military tribunals, CNN reports. Rumsfeld has delegated his authority.
Individuals brought before the tribunals would have no right to a jury trial, no right to confront their accusers and no right to judicial review of trial procedures or sentences, which could include death.
Wolfowitz will be the one to decide who faces trial.
After the chief military prosecutor drafts charges against a detainee, Wolfowitz will have the authority to approve those charges and send the detainee to trial.
How's this for a review process.....instead of judicial review,
Wolfowitz, a review panel and Rumsfeld would examine the sentence before it went before Bush.
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