Should he be allowed to go on trial?

Question

This is about the Guantanamo detainees and the case of Mohammed Al-Amin. Here's what happened. Mohammed traveled to Saudi Arabia when he was a teen to study the Qu'ran, leaving behind his family. He wants to become a teacher. He travelled to Pakistan where he was arrested after the attacks on the US mainland on September 11 2001. He was transferred to US custody, transported to afghanistan, then to Guantanamo,Cuba, having never been charged with a criminal offence, over four years since his arrest. While in Pakistan custody, mistreated where he was beaten, held in solitary confinement for a long time, and denied adequate food. He was deprived of sleep, sexually abused, and tied to the ceiling and if he lost consciousness, guards would forcefully wake him up. Just to let you know, he was never charged with any crimes but was still getting tortured. Should he be released unless charged and tried in accordance with standards of fairness in a court that will not impose the death penalty ??

Please be detailed on why he should or shouldn't be allowed. THX

He did nothing wrong. He went on a trip to study where he was trying to be a teacher. He was arrested after September 11 and tortured without trial

Answer 1

It saddens me that in a world of plenty, greed and power is what governs it. I do not understand why we cannot live in harmony. Having said this. There are no words to describe the horrendous, unconscienciable act of 9-11 and all of the other worldwide bombings on innocent men, women, and children.

I believe that there is a good likelihood that there is some abuse going on in Guantanamo. Abuse has been documented in other prisons overseas. As to the extent only the guards and prisoners know. (We know that abuse occurs in our own country in our prison systems for our citizens.) Define abuse - being interrogated by a woman because you come from a culture that degrades women and treat them like property may constitute abuse to that prisoner but is it really abuse.

I knew a person who had to do a tour down in Cuba to guard these prisoners. The guards have to be ever vigilante because you blink and you or your buddies are dead. These prisoners can turn anything into a weapon. He did not report any kind of abuse?

However, what kind of people have we become when the very rights and freedoms we have fought for for decades in civil wars and world wars are now being totally disregarded. Charge the man and let him be judged in an international court of law.

Answer 2

I don't buy anything you say about mistreatment and consider it to be extremely exaggerated. Torture has been describe as being interrogated by a female. They are being treated extremely well. They don't have rights because they are not members of a national military. They are not American civilians. Giving them rights to trial gives out the methods we use to track down their buddies that wish to crash planes into buildings or worse. The military tribunals or whatever is given to them is more than most of them deserve.

Answer 3

Regardless of where the person is he is responsible for the laws of that country, if he is being held in the U.S. or a military base my feelings are if you are holding him in this country you should allow him the right to trial and representation.