Friday, May 20, 2005

In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths: chained by the wrists to the top of his cell for much of the previous four days

In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths - New York Times: " By TIM GOLDEN | Published: May 20, 2005

Even as the young Afghan man was dying before them, his American jailers continued to torment him.

The prisoner, a slight, 22-year-old taxi driver known only as Dilawar, was hauled from his cell at the detention center in Bagram, Afghanistan, at around 2 a.m. to answer questions about a rocket attack on an American base. When he arrived in the interrogation room, an interpreter who was present said, his legs were bouncing uncontrollably in the plastic chair and his hands were numb. He had been chained by the wrists to the top of his cell for much of the previous four days.
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... Although incidents of prisoner abuse at Bagram in 2002, including some details of the two men's deaths, have been previously reported, American officials have characterized them as isolated problems that were thoroughly investigated.

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