Criminal,
Civil Rights
Aug. 18, 2009
Duty-Bound
The failure to prosecute those suspected of violating the law through torture will embolden other parties to the Convention Against Torture, writes Stephen F. Rohde.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
Attorney General Eric Holder should appoint a special prosecutor to fully investigate all aspects of the torture issue and follow the evidence wherever it leads. Recent reports indicate that Holder will soon announce a very narrow probe focusing on limited instances of torture rather than the full investigation required by law. If the Department of Justice is going to restore its credibility and America's reputation as a nation of laws, it must investigate any officials, from top to bott...
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