----- From: CLG_News Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:18 PM Subject: Report: Bush lawyers unlikely to face charges for approving torture
Citizens For Legitimate Government 05 May 2009 http://www.legitgov.org/ Report: Bush lawyers unlikely to face charges for approving torture -- Report: Bush lawyers unlikely to face charges for approving torture --Lawyers may be referred to their bar associations 06 May 2009 The Bush administration lawyers who approved the use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques are likely to escape criminal prosecution, according to a US justice department draft report. The lawyers, at worst, face being referred to their bar associations for possible disciplinary action. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/torture-memos-bush-administration-lawyers Charges Seen as Unlikely for Lawyers Over Torture Charges Seen as Unlikely for Lawyers Over Torture 06 May 2009 An internal Justice Department inquiry into the conduct of Bush administration lawyers who wrote secret memorandums authorizing brutal interrogations has concluded that the authors committed serious lapses of judgment but should not be criminally prosecuted, according to government officials briefed on a draft of the findings. The report by the Office of Professional Responsibility, an internal ethics unit within the Justice Department, is also likely to ask that state bar associations consider possible disciplinary action, including reprimands or even disbarment, for some of the lawyers involved in writing the legal opinions, the officials said. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/us/politics/06inquire.html http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
