Obama administration appeals ban on groin searches at Guantánamo [View all]
Source: The Miami Herald
The Obama administration Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s order to the Pentagon to stop having guards search the genitals of Guantánamo detainees before and after meetings with their lawyers.
The appeal said the searches were justified because the military has this year found “dangerous materials and other contraband” in cells at the prison.
None of these materials were used in attacks on guards, and there’s no evidence that attorneys provided captives with contraband, the appealed added.
But, “that no attacks with these weapons have occurred at Guantánamo or that the source of these weapons has yet to be traced to attorney meetings does not alter this conclusion. Prison officials are entitled to take preemptive measures to ensure the security of their facilities.”
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/17/3504824/obama-administration-appeals-ban.html
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