American Military Lawyer: Government 'sanctions Hicks' show trial'

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THE Government had allowed Australian terror suspect David Hicks to remain in detention to allow the US a "show trial", his American military lawyer said today.

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Maj Mori said the US Government, which no longer sent people to Guantanamo, was now looking for an exit strategy and Hicks was caught up in a political game.

"They need some show trials and, for whatever reason, the Australian Government is allowing David to be one of the guinea pigs," he said on ABC radio.

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"The guy to his left and the guy to his right were going home and the US Government is making more serious allegations against them - that is when it really hit home that this was political and it's not a fair system," Maj Mori said.

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