Posted on 01/13/2010 2:53:49 AM PST by Scanian
Here's another reason why al Qaeda terrorists don't belong in US civilian courts: the right to a speedy trial.
The lawyer for embassy bomber Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to receive a civilian trial, this week claimed that his client's years in detention violated his right to a timely adjudication of the case.
He's demanding Ghailani's release.
Insane? You betcha.
But it's the predictable consequence of Team Obama's efforts to shoehorn Islamist cutthroats into a justice system that was never designed for them.
Consider: POWs -- uniformed soldiers of a belligerent state -- can be legally held for the duration of the conflict.
Terrorists like Ghailani and 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad are due far fewer rights.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Sure it’s insane, but he is right, he got no speedy trial.
He does not belong in criminal court to begin with. He belongs 6 feet underground after being soaked in pig crap.
But once you open the door by giving him a trial in civilian court, you open all the doors.
You have the right to remain silent....permanently :-)
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