U.S. President Barack Obama has issued new rules on when terrorist suspects can remain in the custody of civilian authorities, instead of being transferred to the military. The new rules, outlined in a memo Tuesday, essentially override a law that requires military detention for terrorists captured when plotting to attack the United States, by elaborating […]
New US Guidelines for Civilian Terror Detainees
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
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