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"It is my hope that the American public will someday hear Mr. Hamdan's defense," said one of his lawyers, Lt. Cmdr. Brian L. Mizer.
The Bush administration wants the military jury that sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver to reconvene for new deliberations that could add five years to his scheduled release date of Dec. 31.
The basis for reconsideration? The motion, reports Bravin, contends that the military judge lacked authority to credit Hamdan for the time he served in pretrial confinement. Without such credit, Hamdan, who was captured in November 2001, would face an extra five years. The chief Gitmo prosecutor, Col. Lawrence Morris, claims that, unlike courts-martial, military commissions cannot credit defendants for time served.
Hamdan's chief military lawyer, Lieutenant Commander Brian Mizer, said he would offer Davis to argue that charges against Hamdan should be dismissed because of improper influence by Pentagon officials over the commission process. Prosecutors may object, and it is unclear how military judges may rule.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)"It is my hope that the American public will someday hear Mr. Hamdan's defense," said one of his lawyers, Lt. Cmdr. Brian L. Mizer.
Hamdan's chief military lawyer, Lieutenant Commander Brian Mizer, said he would offer Davis to argue that charges against Hamdan should be dismissed because of improper influence by Pentagon officials over the commission process. Prosecutors may object, and it is unclear how military judges may rule.
Lt. Cmdr. Brian L. Mizer (Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Eastern District of Virginia): Lt. Cmdr. Brian L. Mizer served as Salim Hamdan's lawyer at Guantánamo and is featured throughout the documentary The Oath.
Salim's Work for Al Qaeda: U.S. military lawyer Brian Mizer talks about the case of Salim Hamdan, the former driver of Osama bin Laden.
In this clip from The Oath, Brian Mizer, the U.S. military lawyer for terrorist suspect and Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, talks about the U.S. government's case against Hamdan at a meeting for the families of Guantánamo prisoners in Yemen.
Meanwhile, Hamdan's trial before the military commission at Guantánamo unfolds. Hamdan's U.S. military attorney, Lt. Commander Brian Mizer, is convinced of his innocence and also believes that the military commissions have "fundamental flaws" in fairness and legality. The prosecution's case depends on the idea that a driver for bin Laden must have been a significant figure in Al Qaeda. The press, unconvinced, wonders why the government picked such a low-level figure for its first trial, and Hamdan himself writes, "I would like the law, I would like justice. Nothing else."
In this clip ... Hamdan's military lawyer, Brian Mizer, talks to the press about Hamdan's defense and his case.
David Brancaccio Brancaccio: We're speaking with Laura Poitras, the director of The Oath. Laura, hang here just a second, because we're going to bring Brian Mizer on the line, and we'll come back to you in just a second. Brian Mizer, former military lawyer who represented Salim Hamdan, and now — Brian, are you, what, a public defender?
Lt. Cmdr. Brian L. Mizer: Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Eastern District of Virginia Mizer served as Salim Hamdan's lawyer at Guantánamo and is featured throughout the documentary The Oath.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer is the Navy lawyer for Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan. Lt. Cmdr. Mizer filed a brief in Hamdan's Guantánamo military commissions case, alleging that senior White House appointees to the Pentagon are orchestrating war crimes trials to help Republicans in the upcoming 2008 presidential campaign. Mizer argues that the blatant political interference makes it impossible for Hamdan to get a fair trial.
The Bush administration wants the military jury that sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver to reconvene for new deliberations that could add five years to his scheduled release date of Dec. 31.
The basis for reconsideration? The motion, reports Bravin, contends that the military judge lacked authority to credit Hamdan for the time he served in pretrial confinement. Without such credit, Hamdan, who was captured in November 2001, would face an extra five years. The chief Gitmo prosecutor, Col. Lawrence Morris, claims that, unlike courts-martial, military commissions cannot credit defendants for time served.