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To: Brumar89 who wrote (2024)	1/10/2003 9:35:28 AM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (2) of 15987

What is a competent tribunal? What happens when its unclear whether someone is a POW or just a detainee? That person is to enjoy POW protection until their status is formally determined. If there's a factual question about whether the Geneva Convention applies to someone, the issue is to be decided by a "competent tribunal"—in practice, usually a panel of military officers from the capturing country. terrorismanswers.com

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