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The US defence department has released new rules allowing terror suspects to be convicted and possibly executed on the basis of hearsay evidence and some coerced testimony.
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Dan Dell'Orto, the deputy to the defence department's top counsel has given details at a Pentagon briefing explaining new rules to be used for trials of terrorism suspects.
The new rules, which have been deemed as “fair" by the Defense Department include the use of hearsay evidence and some coerced testimony which can be used in conviction and possible execution cases concerning terrorism.
The US defence department manual states "As a general matter, hearsay shall be admitted on the same terms as any evidence" although it does not allow statements obtained through torture to be used.
source:
http://english.aljazeera.net
this along with US citizens now allowed to be tried in military courts makes me a little nevous. but if i dont do anything wrong, then i should have nothing to fear, right? lol