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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: What happened to Jose Padilla? |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2496005,00.html
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So Padilla, an American citizen, was detained without being charged for 3� years. It was nearly two years before he had access to a lawyer.
This is what Padilla�s lawyer claims was done to Padilla in the custody of President Bush: �Mr Padilla was often put in stress positions for hours at a time. He would be shackled and manacled, with a belly chain, for hours in his cell.
�Noxious fumes would be introduced to his room causing his eyes and nose to run. The temperature of his cell would be manipulated, making his cell extremely cold for long stretches of time. Mr Padilla was denied even the smallest and most personal shreds of human dignity by being deprived of showering for weeks at a time, yet having to endure forced grooming at the whim of his captors . . .
�He was threatened with being cut with a knife and having alcohol poured on the wounds. He was also threatened with imminent execution. He was hooded and forced to stand in stress positions for long periods.
�He was forced to endure exceedingly long interrogation sessions, without adequate sleep, wherein he would be confronted with false information, scenarios and documents to further disorientate him. Often he had to endure multiple interrogators who would scream, shake and otherwise assault Mr Padilla.�
As a consequence of this, his legal team now says he is mentally unfit to stand trial. One person who recently interviewed him said the following: �During questioning, he often exhibits facial tics, unusual eye movements and contortions of his body. The contortions are particularly poignant since he is usually manacled and bound by a belly chain when he has meetings with counsel.� |
Virtually all charges against him have been either dropped or thrown out. All that remains is the charge of affiliating with a group that may have sent money to groups in Chechnya. Considering his apparant mental state it appears he is unconvictable.
Another victory, I suppose. |
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