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11 Jun, 2014

‘Inventing Terrorists’ Study Probes U.S. Govt’s Use of Preemptive Prosecutions | The Dissenter

Nearly ninety-five percent of individuals on a Justice Department list of “terrorism and terrorism-related convictions” from 2001-2010 included some elements of preemptive prosecution, according to a study by attorneys which they say is the first to “directly examine and critique preemptive prosecution and its abuses.”

The study is called “Inventing Terrorists: The Lawfare of Preemptive Prosecution” [PDF]. It was released by Project SALAM, which stands for Support and Legal Advocacy for Muslims, and the National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms (NCPCF), a coalition of groups that “oppose profiling, preemptive prosecution and prisoner abuse.”

Read the rest: ‘Inventing Terrorists’ Study Offers Critical Examination of Government’s Use of Preemptive Prosecutions | The Dissenter.