US Court: Guantanamo detainees 'have no right to sue Pentagon

January 12, 2008
US Court: Guantanamo detainees 'have no right to sue Pentagon

A US appeals court ruled that four former Guantanamo prisoners, all British citizens, had no right to sue top Pentagon officials for torture and violations of their religious rights.

The decision by a three-judge panel to dismiss the lawsuit was issued on the sixth anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.