Nashiri Filing to the Military Commission Convening Authority
Carol Rosenberg at the Miami Herald reported the other day that lawyers for accused USS Cole bombing suspect Abd al Rahim al Nashiri had asked the convening authority of the military commissions to take the death penalty off the table because of abuse Nashiri suffered at the hands of the CIA.
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Carol Rosenberg at the Miami Herald reported the other day that lawyers for accused USS Cole bombing suspect Abd al Rahim al Nashiri had asked the convening authority of the military commissions to take the death penalty off the table because of abuse Nashiri suffered at the hands of the CIA. The filing itself, which is an interesting read, is available here and it actually goes further than I expected from reading Rosenberg's piece. It argues not merely that the convening authority should not refer capital charges for trial but that he should not refer any charges.
Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.
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