Ruhal Ahmed

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Ruhal Ahmed is a British citizen. He was detained for over two years by the United States, first in Afghanistan, and then in Camp Delta, the American prison for suspects in the War on Terror, at its naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. His detainee ID number is 110.

Ahmed was released in March 2004.[1]

In August 2004 Ahmed, Shafiq Rasul and Asif Iqbal, all from Tipton, compiled a report on their alleged abuse and humiliation while in U.S. custody.[2] The 2006 film, The Road to Guantánamo is a docu-drama depicting their version of the story of their detention.

In 2007 Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul participated in "Lie Lab": a scientific programme on the United Kingdom's Channel 4. Contrary to the account of his presence in Afghanistan to the press and as depicted in The Road to Guantanamo, Ahmed has now confessed to visiting an Islamist training camp, where he handled weapons and learned how to use an AK-47. Rasul refused to take the lie detector tests.[3]

During an interview, on Friday, 2006-06-23, MSNBC spelt it as "Ruhel Ahmed".

Ruhal Ahmed has been refused a visa to visit Australia to promote The Road to Guantanamo.[4] He is currently employed as a spokesperson for Amnesty International.[5]

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[edit] Comments on the three alleged suicides of June 11, 2006

The Associated Press quoted Ruhal following the announcement of the deaths of three detainees, who were alleged to have committed suicide.[6]

  • "There is no hope in Guantanamo. The only thing that goes through your mind day after day is how to get justice or how to kill yourself. It is the despair _ not the thought of martyrdom _ that consumes you there."
  • "A Saudi detainee in the cell in front of us had had enough. We could hear him rip up his sheets and tie it to the wire mesh roof of the cell. He jumped off his sink and tried to hang himself. We shouted to the military police and they came and saved him."
  • "It's weird because when we left we weren't even that religious, We were young _ average British lads. Obviously if we knew what we were getting ourselves into we would have never gone."

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Five of nine Britons released from Guantanamo Bay, BBC, March 9, 2004
  2. ^ Britons allege Guantanamo abuse, BBC, August 4, 2004
  3. ^ The Observer: [1], June 3rd, 2007
  4. ^ ASIO thwarts film promotion, Sydney Morning Herald, October 28, 2006
  5. ^ Amnestys frontfigur förespråkar dödsstraff, Aftonbladet, June 28, 2007
  6. ^ AP: Gitmo Movie Subjects Discuss Suicide, Washington Post, June 12, 2006

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