U.S. Argues War Detainee Shouldn't See a Lawyer
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 31 - The government argued today that Yasser Esam Hamdi, a prisoner from the Afghan war who was born in Baton Rouge, La., and is in custody in Norfolk, should not be allowed to see a lawyer for national security reasons.
Mr. Hamdi, 22, reared in Saudi Arabia, was in United States custody in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, before being transferred on April 6 to Norfolk, after officials learned that he might hold dual American and Saudi citizenship. He has not been charged with any crime and has not been allowed to see a lawyer on the grounds that he is an enemy combatant....
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