Visiting Spain judge concerned by Honduras rights situation
August 26, 2009
[JURIST] Spanish National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile] said during a visit to Honduras Tuesday that he is gravely concerned by the human rights situation in the country. Garzon, famed for indicting Osama bin Laden and former Latin American dictator Augusto Pinochet [JURIST news archives....... [more] 
Spain judicial body investigating terrorism judge Garzon
March 10, 2009
[JURIST] Spain's General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) [official website, in Spanish] on Tuesday said that there will be an investigation into the failure of Judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to report his earnings while on sabbatical in the US. Garzon, famed for indicting O....... [more]
UK court rules Muslim cleric can be deported to Jordan
February 18, 2009
[JURIST] A five-judge panel of the UK's Law Lords [official website] ruled [decision] unanimously Wednesday that Islamic cleric Abu Qatada [BBC profile] could be deported to Jordan despite fears he might be tortured upon his arrival. Qatada, accused of being one of Osama bin Laden's chief associates....... [more]
Second Circuit rules embassy bombings suspect may be resentenced for terrorism
December 3, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that a suspected Osama bin Laden associate, imprisoned for 32 years after stabbing a prison guard while in custody, may be resentenced according to heightened standards for acts of....... [more]
US to transfer Hamdan to Yemen before end of sentence: reports
November 25, 2008
'[JURIST] Former Osama Bin Laden driver Salim Ahmed Hamdan will soon be transferred from US to Yemeni custody, according to US military sources quoted in media reports Monday. His transfer comes approximately one month before the end of a six-month jail....... [more]
US military judge denies prosecution resentencing request in Hamdan trial
October 31, 2008
'[JURIST] A US military judge denied a request by prosecutors Thursday to reconsider the prison term for Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the former driver for Osama Bin Laden. US military and civilian prosecutors filed the motion in September, arguing that the....... [more]
Hamdan sentence could mean fewer than six months in prison
August 7, 2008
'[JURIST] Salim Ahmed Hamdan was sentenced Thursday to five and a half years in prison following his conviction Wednesday of providing material support for terrorism through his association with Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders. Hamdan had....... [more]
Hamdan plans boycott of Guantanamo military commission trial
April 28, 2008
'[JURIST] Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan said Monday that he will join fellow detainees in a boycott of his upcoming military commission trial. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who has been in US custody since 2001, said at....... [more]
'High value' detainee transferred to Guantanamo from CIA custody
March 15, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Friday that an alleged top al-Qaeda operative has been transferred from CIA custody to Guantanamo Bay. Muhammad Rahim, a former messenger for Osama bin Laden said to have helped the terrorist leader....... [more]
Germany minister publicly mulls targeted killings, indeterminate terror detentions
July 9, 2007
'[JURIST] German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said it was imperative not to underplay the gravity of terrorist threats and raised the possibility of"targeted killings" of terror suspects like Osama Bin Laden and the indefinite detention of....... [more]
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