Yet more evidence of the United States of Americas arrogance when it comes to its politicians habit of manipulating and tinkering with the rule of law for their own political gain and fucking over Australians like David Hicks and Julian Assange in the process, New Zealanders beware; exactly the same thing is happening with one of your own residents Kim Dotcom and all in the name of political expediency and private gain:
A US appeals court has ruled that the charge Hicks (above) was convicted of in 2007 – providing material support to terrorism – cannot be applied retrospectively.
The court has overturned the conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver and bodyguard, Salim Hamdan, saying providing support for terrorism was not a war crime at the time of Hamdan’s alleged conduct from 1996 to 2001, and therefore could not support a conviction.
Dan Mori, the former US military lawyer who represented Hicks at his Guantanamo Bay hearings, has told ABC News Breakfast that the decision means that Hicks’s conviction on the same charge is unlawful.
Source: Hicks could be cleared after US court decision (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
View: United States Appeals Court decision (Pdf)
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