The Obama administration has instructed military prosecutors at Guantanamo Bay to seek a 120-day suspension of legal proceedings. One of the first cases to go on hold was that of Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan when Khadr was 15. It is unclear whether any other ongoing trials will be postponed, as three of five defendants are representing themselves and not certain to agree to Obama’s request. (Washington Post)
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