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David Hicks terrorism conviction will be overturned soon, his lawyer says
Source: Australian Associated Press
David Hicks terrorism conviction will be overturned soon, his lawyer says
Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Thursday 22 January 2015 21.05 GMT
David Hicks is set to have his terrorism conviction overturned after the US conceded the former Guantanamo Bay inmate was innocent, his lawyer says.
Stephen Kenny told Fairfax Media the US did not dispute his client’s innocence, and the 2007 conviction for providing material support for terrorism was invalid.
Kenny said the case mirrored that of another Guantanamo Bay detainee, Noor Muhammed, who had charges against him dropped and his conviction withdrawn this month.
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Hicks said he pleaded guilty in what is known as an Alford plea – meaning he made no any admissions but waived his right to appeal at a later date – only to escape the “indefinite solitary confinement I was suffering in Guantanamo Bay”.
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Australian Associated Press
theguardian.com, Thursday 22 January 2015 21.05 GMT
David Hicks is set to have his terrorism conviction overturned after the US conceded the former Guantanamo Bay inmate was innocent, his lawyer says.
Stephen Kenny told Fairfax Media the US did not dispute his client’s innocence, and the 2007 conviction for providing material support for terrorism was invalid.
Kenny said the case mirrored that of another Guantanamo Bay detainee, Noor Muhammed, who had charges against him dropped and his conviction withdrawn this month.
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Hicks said he pleaded guilty in what is known as an Alford plea – meaning he made no any admissions but waived his right to appeal at a later date – only to escape the “indefinite solitary confinement I was suffering in Guantanamo Bay”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/23/david-hicks-terrorism-conviction-overturned-soon-lawyer-says