Dozens of Gitmo Detainees Get Habeas Hearings By Video
While the focus on Guantanamo this week has been on the 10 who will be charged in federal court or military commission trials, the AP today has a report on the 15 Judges of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia who have been holding habeas hearings for the Guantanamo detainees not charged with crimes. The hearings have been ongoing as a result of the Supreme Court's decision that detainees have the right to challenge their detention and conditions of confinement. So far, 30 have been ordered released, and 8 have been ordered detained. The scorecard is here.
- Total Habeas Cases Decided: 38
- Habeas Cases Granted: 30
- Habeas Cases Denied: 8
- Habeas Granted and Released: 18
- Habeas Granted and Still Detained: 12
- Current Guantanamo Population: 215
The court's public website for the cases is here. Some ruling excerpts:
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