Two prisoners at Guantanamo have been found wearing contraband underwear - sparking a probe to determine if their lawyers are supplying them with more than legal briefs.
Both prisoners were caught wearing Under Armour briefs and one also had on a Speedo bathing suit.
These are items the US military said were not issued by Guantanamo personnel nor sent through the regular mail.
A Department of Defence letter, sent last month by the Navy Judge Advocate General to a lawyer for one of the prisoners, noted both detainees are represented by the British human rights group Reprieve.
A Department of Defence letter, sent last month by the Navy Judge Advocate General to a lawyer for one of the prisoners, noted both detainees are represented by the British human rights group Reprieve.
The note suggested their lawyers may have "surreptitiously" provided the unauthorised undergarments.
"We are investigating this matter to determine the origins of the above contraband and ensure that parties who may have been
involved understand the seriousness of this transgression," the letter said.
One of the lawyers, Clive Stafford Smith, said the suggestion that he or the other attorney smuggled underwear to prisoners was "patently absurd".
"We are investigating this matter to determine the origins of the above contraband and ensure that parties who may have been
involved understand the seriousness of this transgression," the letter said.
One of the lawyers, Clive Stafford Smith, said the suggestion that he or the other attorney smuggled underwear to prisoners was "patently absurd".
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