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Monday, November 22, 2004

Appeal begins in Afghan court for US men convicted of running illegal prison
Jeannie Shawl at 11:41 AM ET

[JURIST] An Afghan court held a preliminary appeal hearing Monday in the case of three Americans who were convicted for illegally detaining and torturing eight Afghans, including a supreme court judge, in a an illegal prison. The defendants will argue that they were not given the chance to present a proper defense at their September trial. Reuters has more.

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