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  • Defense Backs Down in Canadian Teen's Gitmo Case

    04/07/2006 7:41:57 PM PDT · by SandRat · 7 replies · 422+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
    NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, April 7, 2006 – The defense team in the case of a Canadian teen accused of terrorism backed down today on a motion that caused a near-boycott of proceedings April 5. The defense withdrew its motion to have Omar Khadr, 19, moved from a maximum-security facility back to his usual medium-security facility. Khadr was moved to the maximum-security facility March 30, according to Marine Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, his detailed defense counsel. In a heated commission session April 5, Vokey asserted that the move put strain on the attorney-client relationship and made it difficult for...