WASHINGTON — Two former CIA contractors who designed the harsh interrogation program used after the Sept. 11 attacks are being summoned to testify before the military tribunal at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The defense lawyers are also seeking to compel testimony from dozens of current and former CIA officers who were involved with what the government called the “enhanced” interrogation program. That case was settled for undisclosed terms in August 2017 and the two former contractors did not testify in court. Mitchell and Jessen helped design an interrogation program that included such abusive techniques as prolonged sleep deprivation, confinement in small, enclosed spaces and waterboarding. At the earliest, the two former contractors would testify at a pretrial hearing scheduled for July, though it could be later.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 22:18 UTC