Thirty-nine prisoners remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison (AFP/File photo)
A United States federal appeals court in Washington DC has found itself at the centre of the legal storm surrounding whether detainees at Guantanamo Bay have due process rights under the US Constitution, as judges press the Biden administration about safeguards for prisoners at the notorious facility.
The full DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Thursday in the case of Yemeni national Abdulsalam al-Hela, a 53-year-old man from Yemen who has been held without charge or trial since 2004.
Guantanamo Bay: US court grapples with detainees’ constitutional rights | Middle East Eye