Which of the following is true of the Military Commissions Act of 2009?

A) All enemy combatants will be tried in federal courts.
B) Military tribunals must use federal court rules of evidence.
C) All enemy combatants are to be set free or returned to their native countries resulting in
the closing of Guantanamo Bay’s detention center.
D) The Act creates a presumption against admitting testimony obtained through torture.
E) The Act permits waterboarding of witnesses to obtain testimony.


D) The Act creates a presumption against admitting testimony obtained through torture.

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