Brig. Gen. Thomas Hemingway, a legal adviser to the Office of Military Commissions, told reporters that the manual provides for a "clear prohibition of evidence obtained by torture" if it was obtained after December 30, 2005.
But if it was obtained before that time, and if the judge determines that it is reliable, it may be admitted, he said.
Why bother with a cut-off date?
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