Australia AG insists Hicks military trial will not hear evidence coerced by torture

[maelorin]

Australia AG insists Hicks military trial will not hear evidence coerced by torture
[JURIST] The US military commission expected to try Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks will not allow evidence coerced through torture, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock told... [more].

And just how will anyone in the room know that evidence led by the prosecution was not coerced? (I think we can presume that no protest raised by David at the commission's hearing will carry any weight.)

More importantly, how can we trust this assertion by our AG?

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[maelorin]

hence, i'm slipping sideways into other issues.

some things are a tad big to tackle front on, so i thought i might try a end-run round the side ...