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Office of the Chief Trial C
State Bar of California
1149 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, California 9001
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Dear Sir or Madam:
On May 18, 2009, we filed a
violations of the rules of ethiand international law as a vi
complaint, several new piece
public domain that your com
1. On May 29, 2009, indiscussing torture of
violated the Genevaforward I think its i
we have made in the i
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2. On May 31, 2009, Gethat the use of torture
commission is neceswith decision making
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3. On June 8, 2009, em
reported on. We have
discussed in detail hereferences to attorney
to approve the torture
fact, Deputy Attorneopinion would come
it.
4. In addition to the aboresolution adopted by
torture and any en
government lawyers,
PO BOX 9576Washington, D.C. 20016
[email protected]
June 9, 2009
unsel/Intake,
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mplaint against William James Haynes II
bar complaint against the above named attorne
s by hisadvocacy of torture, which is defined ulation of law, a
felony and a war crime. After w
s of supporting information have been disclose
mittee should consider.
an interview with Fox News, General David Pe
etainees, said, When we have taken steps that
onventions, we rightly have been criticized, soportant to again
live our values, to live the agr
nternational justice arena and to practice those.
rg/archive/2009/06/hbc-90005079 (Article and
neral Ricardo Sanchez, in an interview with M
on detainees, constituted a war crime, and th
sary to address the institutional failure of thoand
accountability. http://www.huffingtonpost.
nchez-call_b_209573.html (Article and Video)
ils relating to the OLC torture memos were rele
attached three relevant emails as Exhibit A. In
re http://www.truthout.org/060809J , there are ns succumbing to
politicized pressure from the
memos in order to provide cover for the use of
General James Comey told AG Gonzales that tback to haunt [him]
and DOJ and urged him n
ve new information, we also bring to your attenthe American Bar
Association condemning a
dorsement or authorization of such measures
officials and agents; Attached as Exhibit B
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8/9/2019 James Haynes Bar Complaint Addendum: Disbar Torture
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The actions of the above attorney were essential to the use of
torture on detainees. Alldissenting voices in the military,
intelligence and justice agencies were pushed aside in
favor of using a flawed statement of the law to provide
political cover for torture.
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0spQ2dkNw
[2] What Went Wrong: Torture and the Office of Legal Counsel in
the BushAdministration -- Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee
on Administrative
Oversight and the Courts; DATE: May 13, 2009; TIME: 10:00 AM;
ROOM: Dirksen-
226http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3842
http://judiciary.senate.gov/webcast/judiciary05132009-1000.ram
[3] Ari Shapiro, Did White House OK Earliest Detainee Abuse?,
All Things
Considered, May 20,
2009.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104350361
