Newswise — Amos Guiora, a professor of law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, former Lieutenant Colonel in the Israeli Defense Forces, and counterterrorism expert, is available to discuss the implications of Salim Hamdan's acquittal and conviction in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. On August 6, a U.S. military jury found Hamdan guilty of five counts of material support to a terror organization in the attacks of September 11, 2001. He was found not guilty of conspiracy to aid a terror organization. Hamdan was Osama bin Laden's ex driver.
In June, Professor Guiora testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, proposing the establishment of a U.S. Domestic Terror Court. He argues that today's military court decision, almost seven years after the terror attacks of 9/11, merits discussing alternative forums to try individuals suspected of terrorism.
"While Hamden's case was decided today, there is a pressing and urgent need to establish a workable, legal judicial forum for the trying of thousands of detainees presently held by the U.S. in the aftermath of 9/11," Guiora says.
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