Posted on 02/05/2004 2:44:55 PM PST by gdyniawitawa
The US has released pictures of the facilities at the Guantanamo Bay prisoner camp - where suspected terrorists are being held.
Around 650 suspected al Qaeda and Taleban fighters have been held at the camp in Cuba without charge since the war in Afghanistan.
The pictures show maximum security housing units at Camp Delta holding prisoners in individual cells, where their meals are delivered to them.
It shows exercise time taking place outdoors inside fenced-in areas, with prisoners kicking round a football.
The video also shows medium security prisoners eating, reading, writing and exercising in common spaces.
The Bush administration was granted a small victory in relation to the controversial camp on Thursday.
The US Supreme Court announced it would stop a lower court from informing one detainee about a ruling that prisoners should be allowed to see lawyers and have access to the courts.
The administration argued that allowing the lower court to communicate with a detainee would interfere with intelligence gathering and would harm national security.
The case may be affected by another case the Supreme Court is expected to decide this year.
The justices are deciding whether the Guantanamo detainees may contest their captivity in US courts.
Last Updated: 22:00 UK, Thursday February 05, 2004
A good ruling, too. The law states that an arrestee has a right to his attorney ... an attorney has no such right to his client, though.
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