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DOS Cable re: Former Guantanamo Detainee Publishes Book and Alleges Mistreatment

June 7, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4339
State Department cable regarding the release of a biography of a former Danish Guantanamo detainee, Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane. Mr. Abderrahmane has not made any public statements alleging mistreatment, but the Danish press is highlighting the allegations of mistreatment while Mr. Abderrahmane was at Guantanamo. The media has also reported that the biography contains an allegation of Mr. Abderrahmane being "Beaten and Humiliated" by American troops in a prison at Kandahar Airport before being transferred to Guantanamo. The allegations of abuse have not been made to the Danish government, and are only in the book.
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