Bush administration seeks dismissal of Guantánamo habeas corpus suits

by wsws (reposted)

Thu, Jan 5, 2006 11:19PM

The Bush administration is seeking the dismissal of all habeas corpus lawsuits brought by detainees at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp. On Tuesday, the Justice Department informed federal judges that they would be asked to dismiss more than 160 cases involving at least 300 Guantánamo detainees who are challenging the legality of their imprisonment.

The Justice Department’s action is based on an amendment attached to the Defense Appropriations Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush last Friday, which strips the federal courts of jurisdiction over the habeas corpus petitions. In essence, the amendment deprives the Guantánamo detainees—designated by the Bush administration as “enemy combatants”—of any legal right to challenge their detention in the US court system.

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