Abdul Wali

Mr. Wali was an Afghani who voluntarily

and cooperatively allowed himself to be                             

questioned by CIA in his village.

Judge Boyle

     U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle presided. The media cast doubt on Judge Boyle’s impartiality because of a

well publicized and lengthy fight in which he was solidly in the middle. His Bush administration nomination for the

Federal Appeals Court was turned down constantly over a decade by a Democratic Congress. The reasons given

described a jurist with an agenda.
      Whether this assessment was accurate or not, Judge Boyle’s decisions during the trial certainly colored aspects of

the trial’s gravity, including his decision not to introduce discussions of the definition of torture and disallowing the

defense to subpoena George Tenet, J, Cofer Black and John Yoo.

     The judge had disallowed for the release of any images of Abdul Wali, (other than a small mug shot) i.e. a virtual black-out of photographs of the victim. The media filed a legal action to force the court to reconsider.

Judge Boyle did not permit any representation of the CIA witnesses, even though they came in a disguise consisting of a very bad black  toupee, glasses, and walrus moustache.

On the evening news, the reporter  said that Judge Boyle spoke directly to the courtroom sketch artist admonishing her not to draw representations of the witnesses face.   I was that artist.

Evidentiary slide of the victimized detainee Abdul Wali, shown behind the defendant David Passaro

Cadaver slides were part of the prosecution's evidence.

As Judge Boyle had not yet resolved the blackout ruling,

I quickly reproduced the images on my sketch pad in the event

the blackout was continued.  At 5:00 that day, the court

decided to release all the photographic evidence to the public.  Thus this drawing and the following were not used, but are shown here as an example of how a courtroom sketches can fill a need.

US Attorney Kennedy holding up the Mag flashlight

used in the beating of Abdul Wali. Mr. Wali died from internal injuries sustained during the interrogation by Mr. Passaro.

The defense presented medical evidence.  Doctor testifying

for the defense, suggesting that there may have been pre-existing medical conditions.   The members of the jury evidently found his testimony unconvincing as Mr. Passaro was found guilty.

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