An Australian judge has frozen the assets from a book written by former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks about his incarceration at the U.S. terrorist detention center. The government is seeking to seize profits from Hicks’ autobiography under a law that forbids convicted criminals from making profits from their crimes, including books or movie deals. […]
Australian Judges Freezes Profits from Ex-Gitmo Detainee’s Book
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
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Australian JudgesFreezes Profits from Ex-Gitmo Detainee’s Book
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
An Australian judge has frozen the assets from a book written by former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks about his incarceration at the U.S. terrorist detention center. The government is seeking to seize profits from Hicks’ autobiography under a law that forbids convicted criminals from making profits from their crimes, including books or movie deals. […]
Court Action Against “Aussie Taliban” Poses Unusual Legal Test
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
An Australian court will face difficult constitutional issues next month when the government seeks to seize the profits from a book by David Hicks, the former Outback cowboy who spent years as a U.S. prisoner after being captured in Afghanistan. Hicks, nicknamed the “Aussie Taliban,” spent more than five years at the Guantanamo Bay detention […]
