https://sputnikglobe.com/20211007/biden-administration-fight-to-not-disclose-details-of-cia-torture-of-detainee-1089750911.html
Biden Administration Fight to Not Disclose Details of CIA Torture of Detainee
Biden Administration Fight to Not Disclose Details of CIA Torture of Detainee
Sputnik International
The US Supreme Court is set to hear case of Abu Zubaydah, a Palestinian man held at Guantanamo Bay who endured brutal torture by the CIA at a “black site” in... 07.10.2021, Sputnik International
2021-10-07T20:42+0000
2021-10-07T20:42+0000
2022-08-06T13:25+0000
joe biden
guantanamo
torture
enhanced interrogation techniques
detainee
cia
al-qaeda
us
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/04/05/1082540947_0:160:3073:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_55dbcecb8c2d5ad696b9f93464528501.jpg
Arguments about the government’s ability to assert what is known as the “state-secret privilege” are reportedly being questioned.The central issue of the case concerns whether Zubaydah, 50, who was captured in Pakistan in 2002, will be able to obtain information related to his detention.Zubaydah and his lawyer are requesting a subpoena testimony from two former CIA contractors who supervised his torture while detained at the “black site” CIA facility in Poland.A federal appeals court allegedly sided with Zubaydah and claimed that a judge has the power to determine whether any information he is seeking can be disclosed, regardless of the government’s oath to keep the information a secret.Zubaydah, the first person held by the CIA, spent four years at CIA black sites where he underwent extensive torture, before being transferred to Guantánamo Bay in 2006. He was described as an al-Qaeda* leader and long-time associate of Osama bin Laden before the Senate torture report later found that the CIA had "significantly overstated" Zubayah's role in the organization.The CIA black site in Poland has never been publicly acknowledged by the US government, though its existence has been widely reported in the media.The Biden administration insists that information — that includes the locations of former CIA detention facilities — cannot be disclosed to prevent it from jeopardizing national security.After a federal court initially ruled that Mitchell and Jessen should not be required to testify, an appeals court ruled 2-1 that the lower court made a mistake in ruling out questioning entirely before attempting to differentiate what can and cannot be disclosed.Zubaydah’s lawyers say the CIA was mistaken in believing he was a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month in another case involving questions about the state secrets privilege. That case, FBI v. Fazaga, arose out of the use of an FBI informant to secretly infiltrate Muslim communities in southern California more than a decade ago. Oral arguments will take place on November 8.*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states
https://sputnikglobe.com/20210929/biden-should-appoint-envoy-for-closing-guantanamo-ex-muslim-chaplain-at-gitmo-says-1089532944.html
guantanamo
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2021
Adriana Montes
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/09/10/1089141767_0:89:1270:1359_100x100_80_0_0_83cb4d432e11a31f4608d8cb59ecf006.jpg
Adriana Montes
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/09/10/1089141767_0:89:1270:1359_100x100_80_0_0_83cb4d432e11a31f4608d8cb59ecf006.jpg
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Adriana Montes
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/09/10/1089141767_0:89:1270:1359_100x100_80_0_0_83cb4d432e11a31f4608d8cb59ecf006.jpg
joe biden, guantanamo, torture, enhanced interrogation techniques, detainee, cia, al-qaeda, us
joe biden, guantanamo, torture, enhanced interrogation techniques, detainee, cia, al-qaeda, us
Biden Administration Fight to Not Disclose Details of CIA Torture of Detainee
20:42 GMT 07.10.2021 (Updated: 13:25 GMT 06.08.2022) The US Supreme Court is set to hear case of Abu Zubaydah, a Palestinian man held at Guantanamo Bay who endured brutal torture by the CIA at a “black site” in Poland following the 9/11 attacks.
Arguments about the government’s ability to assert what is known as the “state-secret privilege” are reportedly being questioned.
The central issue of the case concerns whether Zubaydah, 50, who was captured in Pakistan in 2002, will be able to obtain information related to his detention.
Zubaydah and his lawyer are requesting a subpoena testimony from two former CIA contractors who supervised his torture while detained at the “black site” CIA facility in Poland.
A federal appeals court allegedly sided with Zubaydah and claimed that a judge has the power to determine whether any information he is seeking can be disclosed, regardless of the government’s oath to keep the information a secret.
Zubaydah, the first person held by the CIA, spent four years at CIA black sites where he underwent extensive torture, before being transferred to Guantánamo Bay in 2006. He was described as an al-Qaeda* leader and long-time associate of Osama bin Laden before the Senate torture
report later found that the CIA had "significantly overstated" Zubayah's role in the organization.
The CIA black site in Poland has never been publicly acknowledged by the US government, though its existence has been widely reported in the media.
Zubdayab’s lawyers
reportedly noted that they expect non-privileged information from contractors James Elmer Mitchell and John Bruce Jessen underlining Zubdayah’s “torture in Poland, his medical treatment and the conditions of his confinement.”
The Biden administration insists that information — that includes the locations of former CIA detention facilities — cannot be disclosed to prevent it from jeopardizing national security.
After a federal court initially ruled that Mitchell and Jessen should not be required to testify, an appeals court ruled 2-1 that the lower court made a mistake in ruling out questioning entirely before attempting to differentiate what can and cannot be disclosed.
29 September 2021, 23:39 GMT
Zubaydah’s lawyers say the CIA was mistaken in believing he was a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.
The government reportedly acknowledges that Zubaydah's treatment by the CIA "included the use of enhanced interrogation techniques."
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next month in another case involving questions about the state secrets privilege. That case, FBI v. Fazaga, arose out of the use of an FBI informant to secretly infiltrate Muslim communities in southern California more than a decade ago. Oral arguments will take place on November 8.
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states
