Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants
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The Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants is responsible for annually reviewing whether suspected terrorists detained by US forces.still posed a threat. It is the follow-on to the Combatant Status Review Tribunals.
Most of the Guantanamo captives have had two Administrative Review Board hearings convened to review their continued detention.
On June 22 2007, an appeal on behalf of Guantanamo captive Fawzi al-Odah contained an affidavit from Stephen Abraham, a lawyer and United States Army reserve officer, which was highly critical of OARDEC's procedures.[1][2] According to the Washington Post Abraham felt compelled to come forward after hearing his former boss, Rear Admiral James M. McGarrah call the Tribunal process "fair".
Approsimately 2,200 documents prepared for the CSR Tribunald and hearings have been released.[3]
References
- ↑ Carol D. Leonnig, Josh White. An Ex-Member Calls Detainee Panels Unfair: Lawyer Tells of Flawed 'Combatant' Rulings, Washington Post, Saturday, June 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ↑ Gitmo Panelist Slams Hearing Process: Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham Is First Member Of Military Panel To Challenge Guantanamo Bay Hearings, CBS, June 23,, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ↑ OARDEC. Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) and Administrative Review Board (ARB) Documents, United States Department of Defense, September 10 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.