User:Geo Swan/Mohammed Abdullah Saleh al-Asad
| Geo Swan/Mohammed Abdullah Saleh al-Asad | |
|---|---|
| Arrested | December 2003 Tanzania Tanzanian Police |
| Citizenship | Yemen |
| Detained at | CIA black sites |
| Charge(s) | extrajudicial detention |
| Status | released without charge in 2005 |
Mohammed Abdullah Saleh al-Asad was a citizen of Yemen who spent several years in extrajudicial detention in CIA black sites.[1]
In December, 2014, the United States Senate Intelligence Committee released a 600 page summary of a massive analysis of the CIA's use of torture.[2] According to Newsweek magazine, the report was the first time the USA had officially acknowledged that al-Asad was held, and treated abusively, by the CIA. Newsweek described al-Asad as being "wrongfully detained".
Al-Asad died in May, 2016.[1]
References
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Matt Apuzzo, Sheri Fink, James Risen (2016-10-08). "How U.S. Torture Left a Legacy of Damaged Minds: Beatings, sleep deprivation, menacing and other brutal tactics have led to persistent mental health problems among detainees held in secret C.I.A. prisons and at Guantánamo". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Mr. Asad, who died in May, was held for more than a year in several secret C.I.A. prisons.
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Lauren Walker (2014-12-11). "For one detainee, the CIA torture report was a victory". Newsweek (magazine). Retrieved 2016-10-10.
But for others like Mohammed al-Asad, a Yemeni national who was wrongfully detained and subjected to harsh treatment in the CIA's rendition program, it was a cause for celebration. Tucked away in the 525-page summary is his name, marking the first time that a government has recognized what had happened to him.
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