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{{short description|Algerian falsely imprisoned and tortured by the CIA}} |
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{{Infobox War on Terror detainee |
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| birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1963}}<ref name=NyTimes2006-07-07/> |
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| birth_place = [[Algeria]] |
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| arrest_date = 10 May 2003 |
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| arrest_place = [[Tanzania]] |
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| release_date = August 2004 |
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| release_place = [[Tunisia]] |
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| detained_at = The [[Salt Pit]] |
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| alias = Ramzi ben Mizauni ben Fraj |
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| charge = None |
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| penalty = [[Administrative detention|Extrajudicial detention]] |
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| status = Released |
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| occupation = [[al-Haramain Foundation|Charity branch]] director (former)<ref name=NyTimes2006-07-07/> |
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'''Laid Saidi''' (born c. 1963) is an Algerian who was imprisoned, for 16 months, in a [[CIA]] [[black site]] in [[Afghanistan]] called the "[[Salt Pit]]". Saidi claims to have spent months in [[the dark prison]] prior to his detention in the Salt Pit. |
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== Capture and torture == |
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'''Laid Saidi''' is an [[Algeria]]n who has claimed that he was imprisoned, for several years, in a [[CIA]] [[black site]] in [[Afghanistan]] called "[[the salt pit]]". |
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He was apprehended because of a taped telephone conversation in which the word ''tayrat'', meaning "tires" in colloquial Arabic, was mistaken for a similarly sounding word (with a slightly different "T" sound) meaning "airplanes."<ref name=NyTimes2006-07-07> |
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He was apprehended apparently because of a taped telephone conversation in which the word ''tayrat'', meaning "tires" in colloquial Arabic, was mistaken for a similarly sounding word (with a slightly different "T" sound) meaning "airplanes."<ref name=NyTimes2006-07-07> |
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|title = Algerian Tells of Dark Term in U.S. Hands |
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|work = [[New York Times]] |
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|date = 2006-07-07 |
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|first1 = Craig S. |
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|last1 = Smith |
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|first2 = Souad |
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|last2 = Mekhennet |
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090423153919/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/world/africa/07algeria.html?ei=5090&en=17b76be0aba70618&ex=1309924800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all |
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Saidi worked for [[Al-Haramain Foundation]], a [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] charity organization. He was arrested in [[Tanzania]] in July 2003 and [[extraordinary rendition|rendered]] to Afghanistan via [[Malawi]], where he was "handed over to Malawian authorities in plainclothes who were accompanied by two middle-aged Caucasian men wearing jeans and t-shirts."<ref name=TheIndependent060707> |
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Saidi was imprisoned near [[Khalid el-Masri]] during the five months el-Masri was imprisoned in the salt pit, in a prominent instance of mistaken identity. |
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{{cite news |
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|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/cia-sent-me-to-be-tortured-in-afghan-prison-says-algerian-407133.html |
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Saidi worked for [[Al-Haramain Foundation]], a [[Saudi]] charity organization. He was expelled from [[Tanzania]] in July 2003, and [[extraordinary rendition|rendered]] to Afghanistan.<ref name=TheIndependent060707> |
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|title = CIA sent me to be tortured in Afghan prison, says Algerian |
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|work = [[The Independent]] |
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|date = 2006-07-09 |
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|first = Jerome |
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|last = Taylor |
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105111919/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/cia-sent-me-to-be-tortured-in-afghan-prison-says-algerian-407133.html |
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|archivedate = 2012-11-05 |
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}} |
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</ref><ref name=allAfrica.com130205> |
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|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201302051458.html |
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| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/cia-sent-me-to-be-tortured-in-afghan-prison-says-algerian-407133.html |
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|title=SADC States Aided Illegal CIA Renditions |
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| title=CIA sent me to be tortured in Afghan prison, says Algerian |
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|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |
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|date=2013-02-05 |
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|first=Richard |
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| author=Jerome Taylor |
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|last= Lee |
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205220726/http://allafrica.com/stories/201302051458.html |
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== Aftermath == |
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Saidi said that scars on his wrists were from being suspended from the ceiling by his hands. American officials assert that they stopped using this form of torture after it led to the deaths of two Afghans, [[Habibullah]] and [[Dilawar (human rights victim)|Dilawar]] in Bagram, in December 2002. |
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Saidi described months of confusing interrogations, during which his interrogators kept insisting that he had spoken cryptically of planes during a telephone conversation. When the tape the Americans had made of this conversation was finally played for him, Saidi described being surprised to realize all these questions and torture were due to a simple misunderstanding, that could have easily been dealt with, without months of torture. |
Saidi said that scars on his wrists were from being suspended from the ceiling by his hands.<ref name=TheIndependent060707 /> American officials assert that they stopped using this form of torture after it led to the deaths of two Afghans, [[Habibullah (Afghan detainee)|Habibullah]] and [[Dilawar (human rights victim)|Dilawar]] in [[Bagram torture and prisoner abuse|Bagram]], in December 2002. Saidi described months of confusing interrogations, during which his interrogators kept insisting that he had spoken cryptically of planes during a telephone conversation. When the tape the Americans had made of this conversation was finally played for him, Saidi described being surprised to realize all these questions and torture were due to a simple misunderstanding, that could have easily been dealt with, without months of torture. |
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Following the release of the 600 page unclassified summary of the [[United States Senate]] [[United States Senate Intelligence Committee|Intelligence Committee]]'s [[Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture|report on CIA torture]], further details of the CIA's torture of him was made public.<ref name=NationalJournal2014-12-10/> |
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Saidi claims to have spent months in "[[the dark prison]]" prior to his detention in the salt pit. |
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==References== |
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<ref name=NationalJournal2014-12-10> |
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| url = http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/what-cia-interrogators-did-to-17-detainees-without-approval-20141210 |
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| title = What CIA Interrogators Did To 17 Detainees Without Approval |
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| work = [[National Journal]] |
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| first1 = Emma |
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| last1 = Roller |
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| first2 = Rebecca |
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| last2 = Nelson |
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| date = 2014-12-10 |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150511233042/http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/what-cia-interrogators-did-to-17-detainees-without-approval-20141210 |
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| archivedate = 2015-05-11 |
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| url-status = dead |
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| quote = "Abu Hudhaifa was subjected to baths in which ice water was used, standing sleep deprivation for 66 hours that was discontinued due to a swollen leg attributed to prolonged standing, nudity, and dietary manipulation." |
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==External links== |
== External links== |
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*[http://www.cageprisoners.com/prisoners.php?id=2057 Prisoners: Ghost: Laid Saidi - cageprisoners.com] |
* [http://www.cageprisoners.com/prisoners.php?id=2057 Prisoners: Ghost: Laid Saidi - cageprisoners.com]{{dead link|date=March 2013}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 13 January 2024
| Laid Saidi | |
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| Born | c. 1963 (age 60–61)[1] Algeria |
| Arrested | 10 May 2003 Tanzania |
| Released | August 2004 Tunisia |
| Detained at | The Salt Pit |
| Other name(s) | Ramzi ben Mizauni ben Fraj |
| Charge(s) | None |
| Penalty | Extrajudicial detention |
| Status | Released |
| Occupation | Charity branch director (former)[1] |
Laid Saidi (born c. 1963) is an Algerian who was imprisoned, for 16 months, in a CIA black site in Afghanistan called the "Salt Pit". Saidi claims to have spent months in the dark prison prior to his detention in the Salt Pit.
Capture and torture[edit]
He was apprehended because of a taped telephone conversation in which the word tayrat, meaning "tires" in colloquial Arabic, was mistaken for a similarly sounding word (with a slightly different "T" sound) meaning "airplanes."[1]
Saidi worked for Al-Haramain Foundation, a Saudi charity organization. He was arrested in Tanzania in July 2003 and rendered to Afghanistan via Malawi, where he was "handed over to Malawian authorities in plainclothes who were accompanied by two middle-aged Caucasian men wearing jeans and t-shirts."[2][3]
Aftermath[edit]
Saidi said that scars on his wrists were from being suspended from the ceiling by his hands.[2] American officials assert that they stopped using this form of torture after it led to the deaths of two Afghans, Habibullah and Dilawar in Bagram, in December 2002. Saidi described months of confusing interrogations, during which his interrogators kept insisting that he had spoken cryptically of planes during a telephone conversation. When the tape the Americans had made of this conversation was finally played for him, Saidi described being surprised to realize all these questions and torture were due to a simple misunderstanding, that could have easily been dealt with, without months of torture.
Following the release of the 600 page unclassified summary of the United States Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture, further details of the CIA's torture of him was made public.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Smith, Craig S.; Mekhennet, Souad (2006-07-07). "Algerian Tells of Dark Term in U.S. Hands". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23.
- ^ a b Taylor, Jerome (2006-07-09). "CIA sent me to be tortured in Afghan prison, says Algerian". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
- ^ Lee, Richard (2013-02-05). "SADC States Aided Illegal CIA Renditions". AllAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05.
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Roller, Emma; Nelson, Rebecca (2014-12-10). "What CIA Interrogators Did To 17 Detainees Without Approval". National Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11.
Abu Hudhaifa was subjected to baths in which ice water was used, standing sleep deprivation for 66 hours that was discontinued due to a swollen leg attributed to prolonged standing, nudity, and dietary manipulation.