Robert Chester
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Robert Chester is a military officer and lawyer. Chester is a Colonel
in the United States Marine Corps
.
Chester has recently been appointed to serve as President of the Guantanamo military commission
faced by Omar Khadr
.
On January 12, 2006 he admonished Khadr's prosecutor, Colonel Morris Davis
, to show more respect to Khadr. He instructed him to start referring to Khadr as "Mr Khadr".
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
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Chester has recently been appointed to serve as President of the Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
faced by Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr
Omar Ahmed Khadr is a Canadian child soldier and one of the juveniles held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. He was convicted of five charges under the United States Military Commissions Act of 2009 including murder in violation of the law of war and providing material support for terrorism,...
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On January 12, 2006 he admonished Khadr's prosecutor, Colonel Morris Davis
Morris Davis
Colonel Morris D. Davis is a United States Air Force officer and lawyer, was appointed to serve as the third Chief Prosecutor in the Guantanamo military commissions....
, to show more respect to Khadr. He instructed him to start referring to Khadr as "Mr Khadr".