The process being used to try Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen suspected of acts of terrorism against the United States of America, is 'offensive', in the opinion of Lieutenant-Colonel Colby Vokey, Mr. Khadr's defense lawyer. Mr. Khadr is one of approximately ten persons being detained in the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, out of five hundred, who has ever received a formal charge against them — the other four hundred ninety-some suspects have never been charged, but are nonetheless being detained indefinitely.
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Lt.-Col. Vokey has indicated that he has only been able to visit Mr. Khadr for approximately eight hours, since he started represented him sometime in February. Lt.-Col. Vokey is attempting to have Mr. Khadr's Canadian counsel be authorized to attend proceedings; however, there is no guarantee that any such request would be granted.The Web site for [i said:The Globe and Mail[/i]]The U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay has been a highly controversial part of the U.S. war on terrorism since 2001, when soldiers started using it to jail captives from Afghanistan. The Pentagon decided it would deem the prisoners "enemy combatants," and insisted they were terrorists undeserving of protections typically afforded by Geneva Conventions.
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:?: SourcesThe Web site for [i said:The Globe and Mail[/i]]Col. Vokey says he takes flak from military peers for his most outspoken views concerning Guantanamo Bay, but "my duty, first and foremost, is to defend the Constitution of the United States . . . that's above any allegiance to any officials."
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