Comparing Systems of Military Detentions and Trials
The New York Times has an article about the unfair trial of a Palestinian proceeding through Israel's military court system. It involves a juvenile who was arrested and provided information about a neighbor. The neighbor was then arrested and charged. What's striking, although not mentioned, is how much the Israeli system is like ours. I don't see how anyone can complain about one and not the other. Here are the things the article portrays as unfair, and each one is something that has occurred or is standard in our treatment of Guantanamo inmates and military commission trials:
It begins with a 14 year old named Islam who was arrested at home one night:
- He was blindfolded, handcuffed and whisked away in a jeep.
- After he was pulled from his home at night, Islam was taken to a nearby army base where, his lawyer said, he was left out in the cold for hours. In the morning, he was taken to the Israeli police for interrogation.
- The young man was interrogated and pressed to inform on his relatives, neighbors and friends.
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