Khadr military commission trial witness identities protective order [US MC] News
Khadr military commission trial witness identities protective order [US MC]

Protective Order #003, Protection of Identity of Witnesses, US v. Omar Ahmed Khadr, Judge Peter E. Brownback, US Military Commission, October 15, 2007 [order withholding the identities of prosecution witnesses in the military commission trial of Omar Khadr, publicly reported by the New York Times December 1, 2007]. Read the full text of the order [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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