6/24/2008: Security News Brief: Tribunals Will Continue at Guantanamo:

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hearings for terror suspects before US military
tribunals in Guantanamo are going ahead despite a Supreme Court ruling
that affirmed detainees have a right to challenge their detention in a
civilian court.

Legal experts had described the high court's decision as the death
knell of the special tribunals created by President George W. Bush and
his Republican allies in Congress to try "war on terror" suspects.

But Justice Department chief Michael Mukasey said the controversial
tribunals at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would continue
their work and last week, two preliminary hearings were held as
scheduled.

The hearings focused on Omar Khadr, a Canadian, and Mohammed Jawad, an
Afghan, both detained in Afghanistan for having allegedly thrown
grenades when they were still teenagers.

Jawad, whose trial date was set for October 8, reportedly used his
hearing to denounce his treatment, alleging during a two-week period
US guards changed his cell every two hours to prevent him from
sleeping, a technique dubbed the "frequent flyer-program."