The new commander of the Guantanamo Bay prison is seeking to impose significant restrictions on the communications allowed between the lawyers and inmates at the US military base in Cuba.

Under the new rules, a “privilege team,” which includes the Department of Defense and law enforcement officials, would conduct a security review of all communications between the lawyers in Washington and the prisoners at the military base in the southeastern corner of Cuba.

The lawyers, however, argue that such measure is unnecessary and overly intrusive, since they all have security clearances and are aware of not releasing classified information.

The International Red Cross inspectors and the released detainees alike have described various acts of torture, including extensive use of waterboarding, sleep deprivation, beatings and confinement in small, cold cells.

According to Amnesty International, of the 173 men currently detained at Guantanamo Bay only three had been convicted under a military commission system, "which failed to meet international fair trial standards."

Originally posted by v1rtu0s0
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