USA: Guantánamo: Death penalty decision imminent

Index AI : AMR 51/046/2011
Date de publication : 26 mai 2011
Catégorie(s) : États-Unis

The US government wants to seek the death penalty at the upcoming military commission trial of a Saudi Arabian man held at the US detention facility in Guantánamo Bay. To do so it needs the approval of an official known as the ‘convening authority’. A decision is expected within weeks.