Suzanne Lachelier

Military Person

1967 –

39

Who is Suzanne Lachelier?

Suzanne Lachelier is an American lawyer and Commander in the United States Navy. A career Navy officer, she is among the military attorneys assigned to defend detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. She is the first defense lawyer to be allowed to a top-secret location, known as Camp 7 or Camp Platinum, where former CIA detainees are held at Guantanamo. Lachelier is notable for the legal struggle she waged in order to meet her client, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who had refused to leave his cell.

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Born
1967
New York
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Boston University
  • Boston University School of Law
Employment
  • United States Navy

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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