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U.S. 'torture memo' lawyers got off too easily
By - 03-01-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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NEW YORK The recent statement by the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) that the two lawyers who wrote the so-called torture memos merely exercised "poor judgment" is a disservice to justice. This is a topic that should be properly addressed by a serious inquiry to establish whether there were any violations of law.
According to the Justice Department's ethics watchdog, lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee's written opinion on the subject "contained significant flaws."
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The Japan Times Online
By - 03-01-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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NEW YORK The recent statement by the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) that the two lawyers who wrote the so-called torture memos merely exercised "poor judgment" is a disservice to justice. This is a topic that should be properly addressed by a serious inquiry to establish whether there were any violations of law.
According to the Justice Department's ethics watchdog, lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee's written opinion on the subject "contained significant flaws."
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
