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2010-04-22 International-UN-NGOs

Senior official quits Amnesty International

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Posted by tu3031 2010-04-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Any relation to General Begg of the ISI, and associate of AQ Khan, or is 'Begg' a common name in that part of the world?

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-04-22 08:12|| 2010-04-22 08:12|| Front Page Top

#2 2004-12-13
Guantanamo Briton might go mad from confinement: Father
The father of a Briton held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has spoken of his fears for his son's deteriorating mental, saying that solitary confinement is driving him mad. Azmat Begg told BBC radio that his son Moazzam Begg, he has been tortured by the U.S. guards, and that he was being driven insane by being confined in a solitary cell. "From what I gather from different sources, it looks that he is deteriorating very badly and things are going badly physically and mentally," Begg said. "I don't know how a person can stay in solitary confinement for such a long time and remain normal.
I doubt his normality when he went in there...
"He has been there nearly three years in solitary confinement without even a guard, just being watched by a camera. "It is a long, long battle, which I can fight but I don't think he can survive that long." Begg said he fears that by the time his son's case reaches the courts he would not be fit to defend himself. "By that time, mentally he will be finished. He won't be able to say anything. He will be a cabbage," Begg said.

What's her beef? His qualifications for Amnesty International are solid.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-04-22 08:27|| 2010-04-22 08:27|| Front Page Top

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