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Monday, May 24, 2004

Australia asks US to lift gag on terror suspect's lawyers
Jeannie Shawl at 10:06 AM ET

Following claims that two Australian nationals were abused while detained at Guantanamo Bay, the Australian government has asked the US to lift a confidentiality agreement signed by lawyers for David Hicks that bars the attorneys from revealing details of the abuse at Guantanamo Bay. Australia has also asked for a psychological assessment of a second detainee, Mamdouh Habib, whom a former cellmate said has become mentally unbalanced after guards falsely told him that his wife and children have died. AAP has more. As previously reported on JURIST's Paper Chase, the US has promised to investigate allegations of abuse of the two Australian detainees.



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