US embassy cable - 05MANAMA1280

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BAHRAIN: CHANGES TO PROCEDURES OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS

Identifier: 05MANAMA1280
Wikileaks: View 05MANAMA1280 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Manama
Created: 2005-09-05 14:06:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KAWC PTER PREL BA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

051406Z Sep 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001280 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, S/WCI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2015 
TAGS: KAWC, PTER, PREL, BA 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  CHANGES TO PROCEDURES OF MILITARY 
COMMISSIONS 
 
REF: STATE 162147 
 
Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 
(b) and (d). 
 
(C) The Ambassador September 4 delivered reftel information 
concerning changes in the procedures for military commissions 
to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. 
Shaikh Mohammed said he was pleased that the USG was applying 
the rule of law in a way that makes military commissions more 
like civilian trials.  He asked about the status of the six 
Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo and requested information on 
what crimes they had committed. 
 
MONROE 

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