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Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed
Lawyers said Abu Zubaydah should be cleared for transfer after more than 20 years in custody, while officials said he was probably a bin Laden facilitator.
- On Thursday, Abu Zubaydah appeared at a Periodic Review Board hearing at the United States military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he has been held for 20 years without charges.
- Zubaydah was the first person subjected to the CIA 'enhanced interrogation' program following Sept 11, 2001; a Senate report found he was waterboarded more than 80 times and confined over 11 days in a coffin-size box.
- Private attorney Annika Conrad argued that Zubaydah, now 55, poses no security threat and should be cleared for transfer; the Chief Prosecutor stated charges are unlikely for the first time in over two decades.
- The Periodic Review Board issued no immediate ruling Thursday; Zubaydah sat in silence during the roughly 20-minute hearing, which was visible via live video feed at Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Once considered a high-profile Qaida figure, the United States has since dropped that claim, though it maintains Zubaydah remains a security risk. Supporters argue being 'patient zero' in the torture program has been punishment enough.
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Man accused of ties to bin Laden and tortured after 9/11 has 20-year Guantanamo detention reviewed
A man initially accused of being a high-profile al-Qaida figure and who was tortured in CIA custody has appeared at a hearing to review his detention.
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