John F. Murphy (JAG) explained
John Murphy is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Naval Reserve.[1]
Andy Worthington reported on May 6, 2009, that Murphy was replacing Lawrence Morris as Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions, and that Morris was retiring from active duty.[1]
On December 12, 2008, while Murphy was an assistant Prosecutor in United States v. Omar Khadr, he had to present the case because lead Prosecutor Major Jeffrey Groharing was not present.[2]
On August 9, 2009, Fox News reported that Murphy stated the Prosecution would comply with new rules barring the use of evidence obtained by torture, or cruel, inhumane interrogation techniques.[3]
According to Carol Rosenberg, writing in the Lakeland Ledger, on July 15, 2009 Murphy told the Press that his office plans to charge 66 Guantanamo detainees, in the Guantanamo military commissions system.[4]
Notes and References
- News: Breaking: New Chief Prosecutor Tapped For Military Commissions At Guantanamo . 2009-05-06 . Andy Worthington . Andy Worthington . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090508153503/http://www.alternet.org/rights/139842/breaking%3A_new_chief_prosecutor_tapped_for_military_commissions_at_guantanamo/ . 2009-05-08 . dead.
- News: Unanswered Questions . 2008-12-12 . 9 . 43 . 17, 20 . Vaughn R. Larson . . 2009-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722214459/http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/wire/wire/WirePDF/v9/Issue43v9.pdf . 2011-07-22.
- News: Afghanistan Jail Conditions Hamper Guantanamo Prosecutions. Fox News. 2009-08-09. March 8, 2011. The chief Guantanamo war crimes prosecutor, Navy Capt. John F. Murphy, declined to discuss any specific case but said his team would follow the new rules. "We will introduce no evidence that's obtained by torture, no cruel, inhumane or degrading evidence," he said..
- News: Pentagon Presses Ahead With War Court . 2009-07-15 . Carol Rosenberg . Carol Rosenberg . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614063045/http://www.theledger.com/article/20090715/NEWS/907155056/1052/YOURTOWN05?Title=Pentagon-Presses-Ahead-With-War-Court . 2011-06-14 . The Pentagon's chief war crimes prosecutor, Navy Capt. John Murphy, said the war crimes prosecutor was preparing 'about 66 cases.' . 2009-07-28 . dead.
