Next Wednesday (7/22) reporters can get a first-hand account about
the mistreatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp.
Walter
Ruiz, a former U.S. Navy Commander, who was assigned to defend people who have
been captured during the War on Terror will discuss his experiences during a
luncheon hosted by the Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
and the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida.
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| Walter Ruiz |
Ruiz, a graduate of the University of Georgia Law School,
currently represents Mustafa Ahmed Hawsawi who is accused of financing the 9/11
attack. Ruiz formerly worked for the Orange-Osceola Public Defender’s Office
and as a federal public defender.
The luncheon will be held at the First United Methodist
Church of Orlando, 142 E. Jackson St., Orlando.
The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m.
TV news crews have until 12 noon to set up their equipment.
Mr. Ruiz will be available for news media questions
starting at 1:15 p.m.
If you plan to send a reporter, please call David Porter
Communications Inc. at 407-965-0080.
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