Combatant Status Review Tribunals
Detainees at Guantanamo Bay are determined to be "enemy combatants" or "non-enemy combatants" during what are known as Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs). Many critics have pointed out the flaws of the process, including:
- The government controls what evidence and witnesses are permitted.
- Evidence obtained by torture is admissible.
- The detainees have no lawyer representing them.
- There is no guarantee of due process.
- The process is designed to get the government the results it wants—-some detainees were sent through the CSRT process as many as three times until they were found guilty.
Read more about this topic: Majid Khan (detainee)
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