Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s personal driver, was found guilty of providing material support to al Qaeda.
Background: Hamdan, Yemeni who worked as Bin Laden's driver, was scooped up in Afghanistan by U.S. troops that invaded after #911 attacks.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
Today, that Gitmo conviction was reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The 9-page ruling just reaching #Guantanamo now. Hamdan was the Bin Laden driver who toppled Bush military commission at #SCOTUS.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
On previous: 37 page opinion overturned Material Support for Terror as a #Guantanamo war crime. I'll send excerpts…
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
Explaining: A military jury at #Gitmo convicted Hamdan, who appealed to a #DOD panel. Today, civilian judges struck down his conviction.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
From the decision:
In decision: We reverse Court of Military Commission Review, direct that Hamdan’s conviction for material support for terrorism be vacated.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
"material support for terrorism was not an international-law war crime… at the time Hamdan engaged in the relevant conduct."
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) October 16, 2012
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Hamdan was transferred from Gitmo to Yemen in 2008 and was released to his family in 2009.
https://twitter.com/andrewmgrossman/status/258212365248630785
This decision has no immediate bearing on #Hamdan. He was freed to Yemen after a quick sentence from his military jury, and is a Dad of 4.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
It will have no immediate bearing on #911 case being heard at Camp Justice now. #KSM and others are not charged with material support.
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 16, 2012
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