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Military Tribunal Rules Still A Work In Progress
Friday, December 28, 2001
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Final decisions have not yet been made on directives to govern military tribunals for detained Al Qaeda and Taliban members and others held for alleged terrorist acts, DoD spokesperson Victoria Clarke told Pentagon reporters today.

Work on the legal and administrative framework of the tribunals, Clarke said, "is not done. It is very much a work in progress."

Clarke noted that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would be looking over recommendations for the tribunals over the next few days.

Rumsfeld "has not really dug into what they have drafted, thus far," she said.

On the question of where military tribunals might be held, Clarke noted, "Nothing is decided."
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