Comments on: Thai Court Refuses U.S. Extradition Request For Export Defendant

By: Mike Brown

Mike Brown — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:36:33 +0000

I wonder if he can sue the Thai or the US government for keeping him in prison for 2 years.

By: Clif Burns

Clif Burns — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:57:50 +0000

An administrative hearing, no matter how unpleasant, probably doesn’t constitute torture within the meaning of the UN convention. . . .

By: Mike Deal

Mike Deal — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:43:56 +0000

He would face a hearing before a Coast Guard ALJ in addition and separate from the criminal proceeding, even if acquited of what used to be a specific-intent crime, and the Coast Guard ALJ has made clear that they follow government interpretations and policies instead of applying independent analysis of the regs, so I’d say the Thai court is dead on. The folks at Gitmo ain’t the only facing trial by military tribunal. With the new penalties under IEEPA, we’re talking serious penalties. Oh for the days of ALJ Dolan!