A closed-circuit television system is tested during a commissions rehearsal in the Joint Task Force Guantanamo courtroom at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Oct. 29, 2004. During the commissions, a live video feed of the proceedings are sent to an auditorium at nearby Bulkeley Hall for members of the news media to watch and report on. The first military commissions in more than 50 years took place in this courtroom from August 24th through August 27th of 2004. Military commissions have historically been used to try violations of the law of war. Panels are comprised of three to seven military
A closed-circuit television system is tested during a commissions rehearsal in the Joint Task Force Guantanamo courtroom at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Oct. 29, 2004. During the commissions, a live video feed of the proceedings are sent to an auditorium at nearby Bulkeley Hall for members of the news media to watch and report on. The first military commissions in more than 50 years took place in this courtroom from August 24th through August 27th of 2004. Military commissions have historically been used to try violations of the law of war. Panels are comprised of three to seven military officers who vote on findings and if necessary, on sentences.
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