Senior Guantánamo official admits 9/11 suspect was tortured

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/14/guantanamo-torture-pentagon-crawford-tribunal-qahtani

Gitmo460

Senior Guantánamo official admits 9/11 suspect was tortured
Torture left alleged '20th hijacker' Mohammed al-Qahtani with serious heart problems, says Susan Crawford.

A senior Bush administration official has admitted that a Guantánamo Bay detainee was tortured by the US military, leaving him in a "life-threatening condition".

Susan Crawford, the Pentagon official in charge of military tribunals at the camp, said Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi suspected of involvement in the September 11 terrorist plot, was subject to sustained isolation, sleep deprivation, nudity and prolonged exposure to cold. She said the torture meant he could not be prosecuted.

See more on external website

Act now

Here are some useful things to do. If you have...

You have to be a registered user to rate this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

You have to be a registered user to leave your comment.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

Close this action

You have to be a registered user to do this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

You have to be a registered user to do this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action
Bellter  
Created by Bellter on 14 January 2009

Bellter's thoughts:

Yet more evidence of human rights abuses conducted in the name of 'security'. Good to get this information out and on record, but it's horrible to hear the extent of the torture.

More bookmarks like this

View all Bookmarks

Skip to main content

About us

On Protect The Human

Campaigns

  1. A bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty
  2. Demanding Change
  3. Urgent action for individuals
  4. End the Death Penalty
  5. 50 years of Amnesty International
  6. Security with Human Rights

Amnesty everywhere

Login

RSS for latest News & Events