Mohammad Jawad was a child in December 2002 when rendered into Guantanamo Bay for throwing a grenade at American soldiers in Afghanistan. His ‘signed’ – with a thumbprint, because he doesn’t read or write – written confession is in Farsi, a language he doesn’t speak. CLA has joined a worldwide campaign asking the US military prosecutor to abandon the trial of Mr Jawad, and set him free.
The following letter has been sent to the Convening Authority, Office of Military Commissions