In depth: Binyam Mohamed torture files

Binyam Mohamed was held for four and a half years at Guantanamo Bay

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Wednesday, 10, Feb 2010 10:51

By Matthew Champion.

The government has lost its appeal against a high court ruling ordering it to release seven paragraphs of a court summary of US intelligence proving the torture of UK resident Binyam Mohamed.

The foreign secretary David Miliband said he would accept the court of appeal ruling and has since published the seven paragraphs on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website.

Full story: Government loses appeal over Binyam Mohamed torture disclosure

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[It was reported that a new series of interviews was conducted by the United States authorities prior to May 17th 2001 as part of a new strategy designed by an expert interviewer.

v) It was reported that at some stage during that further interview process by the United States authorities, BM had been intentionally subjected to continuous sleep deprivation. The effects of the sleep deprivation were carefully observed.

vi) It was reported that combined with the sleep deprivation, threats and inducements were made to him. His fears of being removed from United States custody and "disappearing" were played upon.

vii) It was reported that the stress brought about by these deliberate tactics was increased by him being shackled in his interviews.

viii) It was clear not only from the reports of the content of the interviews but also from the report that he was being kept under self-harm observation, that the inter views were having a marked effect upon him and causing him significant mental stress and suffering.

ix) We regret to have to conclude that the reports provide to the SyS made clear to anyone reading them that BM was being subjected to the treatment that we have described and the effect upon him of that intentional treatment.

x) The treatment reported, if had been administered on behalf of the United Kingdom, would clearly have been in breach of the undertakings given by the United Kingdom in 1972. Although it is not necessary for us to categorise the treatment reported, it could readily be contended to be at the very least cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by the United States authorities]