Government Has HIDDEN For 5 Years-An Eyewitness Account That Could EXONERATE A Gitmo Detainee

Terror case could turn on eyewitness

Defense lawyers say they just became aware of a potentially helpful onlooker in a Canadian suspect's alleged attack on U.S. troops. The development renews concerns over military commissions.
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
November 9, 2007

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA -- Defense attorneys for terrorism suspect Omar Khadr said Thursday that they learned this week that there was an eyewitness whose testimony could exonerate Khadr of war crimes for his alleged role in an attack on U.S. soldiers.

The prosecution has known about the witness since shortly after the July 2002 firefight in Afghanistan that killed a U.S. medic and left Khadr in the custody of U.S. forces, defenders said.

Khadr has been at Guantanamo since November 2002. He was charged in February with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, spying and providing material support for terrorism.

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Khadr's chief defense lawyer, Navy Lt. Cmdr. William C. Kuebler, told journalists after his client's arraignment that the witness' information had been classified by the government and kept from Khadr's attorneys for the last five years. Even after learning of it Tuesday, Kuebler was prohibited from disclosing many details, even to his 21-year-old client.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-khadr9nov09,1,6141237.story?track=rss&ctrack=2&cset=true

NYC police work, turn of the 20th century. Thuggery under the color of the law.

Then prosecuted. Then thrown in jail and forgotten.

No, I take that back. Not forgotten. Used as object lessons for the next group of cretins who want to try this.

I don't even care if the witness is lying and Khadr is guilty. That's what a trial is intended to determine, so hiding a witness in this manner destroys the legal system.

with the govt hiding evidence and withholding...

Destroying our legal system - yes, and destroying our credibility around the world. How are we have fallen....