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Home | News Briefs | U.S. | World | Celeb Buzz | Entertainment | Sports | Business | Health | Sci / Tech | Politics | Weird & Offbeat Obama Expected To Announce Revival Of Military Tribunals Friday May 15, 2009 10:22 a.m. EST --- Advertisment --- Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce on Friday the resumption of the use of military tribunals on Guantanamo prisoners, a system implemented by his predecessor that he had criticized and halted only hours after taking office on Jan. 20. Obama will revive military trials, according to reports, but terror suspects will have more rights to defend themselves than under the system of the Bush administration. His decision comes amid increasing criticisms from Republicans, and concerns from Democrats, about how to close down Guantanamo without endangering the safety of Americans. The prison camp in the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba which was opened in 2002, currently has about 240 detainees. Obama had three executive orders on his second day of office, one closing Guantanamo, another banning waterboarding, and the third ordering a review of options for handling future detainees. The orders followed a request to prosecutors the night of his inauguration for a 120-day halt to military trials of terror suspects at the prison. A military judge approved the request the next day. Obama's executive orders say Guantanamo must be closed by Jan. 22, 2010. It also states that "military commissions, perhaps with revised authorities, would remain an option. If there are detainees who cannot be transferred or prosecuted, the review will examine the lawful options for dealing with them." That 120-day review of the military commission system is set to end next week on May 20. The President will reportedly ask for another 120 days to work with Congress to revise the military tribunal system before holding the trials of nine Guantanamo detainees. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last week had warned that the Obama administration was considering revamping the system by moving the trials to U.S. soil. "The military commissions are built on unconstitutional premises and designed to ensure convictions, not provide fair trials. Reducing some but not all of the flaws of the tribunals so that they are 'less offensive' is not acceptable," ACLU Anthony Romero said in a statement. Obama has been under growing pressure to provide a "comprehensive plan" about how he will shut down Guantanamo without risking the nation's safety. Democrats this week had approved his request for funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq without the $80 million he had asked to cover costs of shutting down the facility. There has also been tension with rights groups such as ACLU, who called his reversal this week of a decision to release photos of detainees in Afghanistan and Iraq a "betrayal" and "adoption" of Bush administration policies. Copyright © 2003 - 2009 AHN - All rights reserved.Redistribution, republication. syndication, rewriting or broadcast is prohibited without the prior written consent of AHN.License AHN news for your website, business, digital signage network or publication. Home | News Briefs | U.S. | World | Entertainment | Sports | Business | Health | Sci / Tech | Politics | Weird / Offbeat © 2009 AHN Client Login | Submit News | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Contact | Content Services All Rights Reserved

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