Salim, who is Tanzanian, and Ben Soud, who is Libyan, were eventually released and are now living in their home countries with their families. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud. The psychologists asserted in the statement that the abuses that Salim, Ben Soud and Rahman endured happened without their knowledge, and the doctors denied responsibility for the prisoners’ treatment. “We were able to tell the world about horrific torture, the CIA had to release secret records, and the psychologists and high-level CIA officials were forced to answer our lawyers’ questions. A trial would have marked the first time a jury was asked to decide whether the architects of the torture program owed reparations to former prisoners.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2017 18:22 UTC