Ashcroft Cites Privacy Rights of Detainees
Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft said he won’t release the names of those detained since the Sept. 11 attacks because it would violate their privacy and possibly aid Osama bin Laden. “I’m not going to develop some sort of blacklist,” he said.
Civil liberties groups and members of Congress have asked the Justice Department to disclose information about the detainees, where they are being held and whether they have been released. The department has demurred, citing grand jury rules, judges’ orders and privacy concerns.
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