A Presumption of Guilt at Guantanamo

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http://www.fff.org/blog/jghblog2008-04-28.asp

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One of the principle differences between the Pentagon’s military-tribunal system and the U.S. federal-court system for prosecuting accused terrorists involves the presumption of innocence. In the federal-court system, the accused is presumed innocent while in the Pentagon’s system, the accused is presumed guilty and treated accordingly.

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