When protecting the US Constitution means defending accused terrorists
Le tecnologie in questo caso non c'entrano, ma ho trovato questo video toccante, e penso possa interessare questa lista: negli USA si prepara un processo attorno a uno dei più significativi stati di eccezione del nostro tempo. <https://aeon.co/videos/when-protecting-the-us-constitution-means-defending-a...> This short documentary follows three US Department of Defense lawyers – Alka Pradhan, James Connell and Sterling Thomas – working on a Guantánamo Bay case fraught with unique challenges and sensitivities. The trio serves as the defence team for Ammar al-Baluchi, one of five men currently facing the death penalty for 9/11-related crimes. To do their job, the lawyers must earn and keep al-Baluchi’s trust, present their defence before the family members of 9/11 victims, and even fend off interference from the very government entity for which they work – and which they accuse of repeatedly violating attorney-client privilege. It might seem an unenviable position, but it’s one they’ve taken on willingly, viewing their work as essential to protecting the US Constitution in a place where the rule of law has been so frequently and brazenly disregarded.
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Alberto Cammozzo