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Judge Scolds Gov’t over Failure to Release Guantánamo Tapes

HeadlineJul 10, 2015

A federal judge has scolded the Obama administration for stalling the release of footage showing force-feedings of Guantánamo prisoners. Attorneys for former prisoner Abu Wa’el Dhiab have fought for the tapes to be made public, saying he was force-fed over 1,000 times in retaliation for going on hunger strike. District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the videos’ release back in October, but the government has said it needs months to redact faces and names of U.S. personnel. On Thursday, Judge Kessler accused the government of mounting “frivolous” challenges, and warned she would soon impose a timeline for the tapes’ release.

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