Today, on behalf of Voters for Peace and a coalition of organizations led by Velvet Revolution, I signed complaints against 12 Bush-Cheney torture lawyers - lawyers who used their license to practice law to facilitate torture. The complaints seek their disbarment. Applying the rule of law to torturers, their enablers and those who created the policy are essential steps to facing up to the issue and putting torture behind America. The complaints will be submitted at 10AM. -- Kevin Zeese, Executive Director

STATE BAR COMPLAINTS:

Jay Bybee-District of Columbia Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Douglas Feith-District of Columbia Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

David Addington-District of Columbia Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Stephen Bradbury-District of Columbia Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Michael Chertoff-District of Columbia Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

John Ashcroft-District of Columbia Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Timothy Flanigan-District of Columbia Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Alice Fisher-District of Columbia Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Michael Haynes-California Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

John Yoo- Pennsylvania Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Alberto Gonzales-Texas Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Michael Mukasey-New York Bar Microsoft Word (.doc) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

Update: Bar Complaints Supplemented With New Information

On June 9, 2009, we filed supplements to all of the initial 12 bar complaints adding several important new information including:

* General David Petreaus’ May 29, 2009 statement that the United States “violated the Geneva Conventions.”

* General Ricardo Sanchez’s May 31, 2009 statement that the United States committed “war crimes” by torturing detainees.

* DOJ emails from Deputy AG James Comey stating that Alberto Gonzalez was “weak” by succumbing to White House political pressure.

* American Bar Association resolution condemning torture and “any endorsement of such measures by government lawyers, officials and agents.”

* Re Alberto Gonzales, the May 30, 2009 NPR report stating that he authorized torture as WH Counsel even before the DOJ memos.

Copies of the Supplements are here as pdf files

DC Bar — Ashcroft, Flanigan, Fisher, Bradbury, Bybee, Chertoff, Addington, Feith
Texas Bar -- Gonzales
California Bar -- Haynes
New York Bar — Mukasey
Pennsylvania Bar — Yoo
Exhibit A-James Comey emails
Exhibit B-American Bar Association Torture Resolution

Update: New Bar Complaints Filed Against CIA Attorneys

On June 29, 2009, we filed disciplinary complaints against three CIA attorneys, two of whom still work for CIA. These lawyers are John Rizzo, Jonathan Fredman and Scott Muller. Copies of the Complaints are here as pdf files:

John Rizzo Complaint
Jonathan Fredman Complaint
Scott Muller Complaint