US tried to gag Binyam Mohamed with plea bargain

Daily Telegraph by Nick Allen | Mar. 27, 2009 (News Report)
US authorities tried to gag Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo Bay detainee, by offering him a plea bargain under which he would gain his freedom in return for dropping torture allegations.

He would also have been required to abandon a legal attempt to obtain documents which he believed could prove his innocence.
Clive Stafford Smith, Mr Mohamed's lawyer, said: "This reflects the way the US government has consistently tried to cover up the truth of Binyam Mohamed's torture. Full Story »

Posted by Ben Ross

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Torture, Domestic Spying, Foreign Policy, Law, U.S. Constitution, Ethics in Journalism
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Ben Ross - Mar 27, 2009 - 10:03 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Ben Ross (review), J Sinclaire (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Mar 28, 2009 - 12:17 AM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Ben Ross
4.3
 by Ben Ross - Mar. 27, 2009

Quick glance at the storm brewing as Guantanamo incarcerated start to tell there stories....England is taking a 'Rule of Law' view of the law. Unflinching documents the info ....No names of the "government lawyers" names so.. could add names and dates....sure to come out in trial.

Hopefully the actions of the DoJ, Armed Services, secret services and the Administrative branches will be held to the standard of any in investigation of a garden variety rapes or child molester.

Ben posted this story.
See Full Review » (12 answers)
Kaizar Campwala
3.6
 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 28, 2009
See Full Review » (10 answers)
J Sinclaire
3.7
 by J Sinclaire - Mar. 27, 2009
See Full Review » (5 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.9

Good
from 3 reviews (30% confidence)
Quality
3.9
Facts
4.3
Fairness
4.0
Information
4.3
Sourcing
3.0
Style
4.0
Context
4.0
Depth
3.0
Enterprise
3.5
Popularity
3.6
Recommendation
4.0
Credibility
3.3
# Reviews
1.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!