Military Tribunals May Ban Torture Evidence (American Forces Press)

[Barad Simith]

Military Tribunals May Ban Torture Evidence
American Forces Press Service
Gerry J. Gilmore
March 23, 2006

Washington D.C. - The Defense Department is considering issuing new instructions to military commissions that specifically prohibit the admission of evidence that's been obtained by torture, a senior DoD official told reporters here today.

"This has been one area where there has been some concern raised, and so the department is taking a look at it and may issue a separate instruction on it," DoD spokesman Bryan Whitman told Pentagon reporters.

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Military commission prosecutors involved in detainee trials have said they'd not introduce evidence that was obtained by torture. Ten detainee-related cases have been referred for trial by military commissions.

And, "should prosecutors find credible evidence of torture in their development of future commission cases, the prosecution has stated that such evidence would not be offered at trial," Whitman said.

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