He spent four years in the enlisted ranks, reporting for basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in December 1983.
[4] He also attended a rally in Adelaide in support of Hicks and led a march to the office of the Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer.
The declaration urges judicial fairness be applied in Hicks' case to protect the legal rights of Australians at home and abroad.
"[5] Following Hicks' departure from Guantanamo Bay to complete his sentence in Yatala Prison, South Australia (on or about May 20, 2007) Mori was reassigned as a staff judge advocate, or legal adviser, to the commanders of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
[12] In the Company of Cowards, a book by Mori detailing his experience defending Hicks, was published by Viking, a Penguin Australia imprint, in September 2014.
"[15] Kathy Gollan (former executive producer and editor for ABC Radio National) gives it a mixed review, writing "This book is the story of a man’s search for justice, and even if the prose is pedestrian, and the detail sometimes exhausting, it’s an appealing read.
"[17] In January 2015, Propublica obtained a copy of Guantanamo's Chief Prosecutor, Mark S. Martin opposition to Hicks's motion to have his charges dropped.