AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2004
Fed: Hicks and Habib abused: dossier
Australian terrorist suspects DAVID HICKS and MAMDOUH HABIB have reportedly suffered
routine abuse, assaults and death threats at the Guantanamo Bay US military base.
In a 115-page dossier, former British detainees allege abuse at the prison camp in Cuba.
The Sydney Morning Herald says the statement claims HICKS and HABIB were threatened
with death and weakened by lack of food, water, sleep and medical care.
The British men have recounted the information from conversations with the Australian men.
They say HABIB was in catastrophic mental and physical shape after he was tortured
in Egypt but was denied medical help.
They say HICKS had been hooded and beaten and later denied medical attention for a
hernia unless he cooperated with captors.
The men say HICKS was treated worse than other detainees, was constantly moved, kept
in isolation and was forced to make admissions.
US authorities have consistently denied claims of mistreatment.
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KEYWORD: GUANTANAMO AUST (SYDNEY)
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