Wednesday 13th of November 2024

the presumption of innocence .....

the presumption of innocence .....

 

from the Commander of the Guantanamo Bay concentration camp, Rear Admiral Harry Harris …..

HARRIS:

‘Hicks is a dangerous terrorist & is only allowed out of his cell for two hours a day because he is a security threat. Hicks poses a real security threat & there are no innocent detainees.’

meanwhile …..

THE RODENT:

I don't know whether he is guilty or not.

MITCHELL:

But you've told me in the past that he clearly was guilty because he was found on the spot.

THE RODENT:

Well guilty, perhaps I should re-phrase that to say that, you know, it's for a court, a tribunal to decide in a legal sense whether he is guilty …..