Jose Padilla is an American citizen of Peurto Rican origin. He was arrested on May 8th, 2002 upon his return from Pakistan. The government claims he was complicit in a plot to detonate a radioactive or 'dirty' bomb inside the United States. Mr. Padilla has been held since that time without access to legal representation and by the military. He has not been charged of any crime. The government has labeled him an 'enemy combatant' and seems intent on holding him indefinitely.
This man is an American citizen. His rights have been violated by the U.S Government. They basically revoked his citizenship without any trial whatsoever. If they can do it to him, they can do it to you.
BBC Profile: Jose Padilla
TIME Magazine
"...some began asking not only why Mr. Padilla, a U.S. citizen, was being held in a Navy brig as an 'enemy combatant,'"
"...the story broke this week because the authorities had to move him out of the criminal justice system and into military detention, for lack of evidence (at least evidence which the government would be willing to reveal to a judge) to support keeping him in prison."
Charge Jose Padilla
Jose Padilla: No Charges and No Trial, Just Jail
This man is an American citizen. His rights have been violated by the U.S Government. They basically revoked his citizenship without any trial whatsoever. If they can do it to him, they can do it to you.
BBC Profile: Jose Padilla
TIME Magazine
"...some began asking not only why Mr. Padilla, a U.S. citizen, was being held in a Navy brig as an 'enemy combatant,'"
"...the story broke this week because the authorities had to move him out of the criminal justice system and into military detention, for lack of evidence (at least evidence which the government would be willing to reveal to a judge) to support keeping him in prison."
Charge Jose Padilla
Jose Padilla: No Charges and No Trial, Just Jail