Majid Khan | Guantanamo: Arbitrators in the United States seek clemency for a prisoner tortured by the CIA | First Testimony | Al Qaeda | The world

Seven U.S. military officials last week convicted a detainee from the base Guantanamo They appealed, apologizing for the torture he suffered at the hands of 26 years in prison CIAAccording to a letter released on Sunday.

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What was the first public account of a prisoner being tortured after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Pakistani Majid Khan told the tribunal how he was raped, assaulted and drowned by CIA investigators.

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Con He was sentenced Friday at a U.S. naval base in Cuba after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting a conspiracy. Al Qaeda In 2002.

However, in the first handwritten letter published by the New York Times, Seven out of eight members of the jury that handed down the official sentence condemned his treatment as “a stain on America’s moral fiber.”

The military commissions confirmed that the letter was genuine to the AFP Guantanamo Bay.

“Members of the committee listed below recommend mercy in the case of Majid Shaukat Khan”Officers said, including six military and naval officers and one naval officer.

They signed the letter with their jury numbers and remained anonymous.

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“Lord Con Committed serious crimes against United States And friendly nations. He pleaded guilty to these crimes and was held accountable for his actions. He also expressed his condolences to the victims and their families.They wrote.

While the position taken by all but one of the active members of the jury is commendable, it is unclear what impact the letter, if any, might have.

Under the previous petition agreement, this was not known to the jurors, Con He was detained in the United States for 19 years and will be released next year.

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Khan was allowed to tell his story after agreeing not to divulge confidential information.

In the 39 page report, He described being tortured in Pakistan, Afghanistan and a third country after being captured in Karachi in March 2003.

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“Mr. Khan was subjected to physical and psychological abuse beyond approved advanced investigative techniques.” The letter said. “This abuse has no practical value in terms of intelligence, nor any other definite benefit to the interests of the United States.”

The person who issued the letter said he was young Con He was “a vulnerable target for the recruitment of extremists” because he was losing his mother at the time.

“Now, at the age of 41 (…) he is repenting and no longer a threat to future extremism.”, Officials promised.

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Con, Who grew up and immigrated to Pakistan United States At the age of 16, he justified his decision to help Al Qaeda In the absence of judgment.

“I am not the young, attractive and vulnerable child I was 20 years ago,” he admitted in court. “I refuse Al Qaeda, I reject terrorism.

His testimony about the torture is supported by the U.S. Senate’s own inquiry The use of CIA torture After the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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