As a result, the White House has, for the last several months, been considering whether or not to assassinate him by drone without trial or due process.
But Sierra Leone's government does not have the means to guarantee an orderly trial or due process in such a highly charged case.
As the Eichmann trial demonstrated, due process is essential to provide true justice to the victims of genocide.
What is problematic is the notion that a person convicted of a serious crime can thereby be denied his constitutional rights to a fair trial and due process, and face execution on the basis of his ethnicity.
It's a noble calling rooted in the presumption of innocence and the constitutional mandate that the accused receive a fair trial and due process of law through the effective assistance of counsel.
Under the two previous Administrations, Bush and Obama, the N.S.C. was involved in the use of targeted killings against alleged enemies of the United States Government, including American citizens, without trial or due process, with no public record of the decision or the assassination itself.
I still remember the irony of holding my hand to my heart and pledging allegiance to the US flag in the tar-paper barrack schoolroom, even as armed guards watched over us and barbed wire kept us locked inside that prison, without charge, trial or due process.
Of course he deserves a fair trial, with due process and legal counsel, but it would seem obvious to ANY impartial attorney that he must be prosecuted immediately".
In Vietnam, between 32,000 and 35,000 people who use drugs are locked in drug detention centers for terms as long as four years, without trial or due process.
