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Law chief calls on US to give terror suspects fair trial
(EXCERPT) By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor (Filed: 19/09/2003)
Britain's senior law officer urged America yesterday not to hand
terrorists a victory by denying alleged al-Qa'eda members held at
Guantanamo Bay a fair trial at an independent tribunal.
Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, told an audience in San
Francisco: "The goal of the terrorist is not only to kill, maim and
destroy but also to undermine our societies.
"That aim is furthered if democratic governments place those suspected
of terrorist crimes outside the law and compromise on their
fundamental principles."
Lord Goldsmith was addressing the International Bar Association's
annual conference but was clearly aiming his remarks at the Bush administration.
America has has been holding about 680 prisoners without trial in Cuba
for mor...
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