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Australian terror suspect abused by US captors
An Australian terror suspect held by the US military at Cubaâs Guantanamo Bay has been abused by his captors under a policy ordered by high-ranking US commanders, his Australian lawyer said on Thursday. Attorney Stephen Kenny said he could not provide details of the abuse suffered by his client, David Hicks, because of a confidentiality agreement he signed with US authorities. But he said Hicks âhas been treated in a manner which I consider to be abusive, a serious violation of his human rights and which constitutes a criminal offence in international law.â
âThe abuse I am speaking about is not simply what I consider to be an abuse by use of stress and duress techniques that are well known in Guantanamo Bay,â he said, referring to reports inmates at the facility were exposed to extreme heat, cold, loud music and bright lights as part of their interrogations.
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Posted by: Fred 2004-05-14 |
