Ali Shallal al-Qaisi
Ali Shallal al-Qaisi | |
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 Al-Qaisi in Abu Ghraib | |
| Born | علي شلال القیسي 6 August 1962 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Known for | Victim of Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse |
Ali Shallal al-Qaisi (Arabic: علي شلال القیسي) is an Iraqi who was captured in United States custody during CIA interrogation at Abu Ghraib Prison in 2003. His name became known in 2004 when the prisoner torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib made news.[1][2]
Al-Qaisi said: "I'm spending sleepless nights thinking about the agony I went through... I even have recurring nightmares that I'm in my cell at Abu Ghraib, cell 49 as they called it, being tortured at the hands of the people of a great nation that carries the torch of freedom and human rights."[3]
According to Al-Qaisi, the US military seized his football pitch for the purpose of dumping corpses and waste. He was arrested after attempting to contact foreign reporters about the incident.[4]
Al-Qaisi has had to undergo six surgeries from the torture he was subject to. His left hand is mutilated due to electrocution.
See also
References
- ^ Perry, Tony (28 May 2005). "SEAL Officer Not Guilty of Assaulting Iraqi". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ Warrick, Joby (19 June 2008). "Exams Back Up Reports of Detainee Abuse, Group Says". Washington Post.
- ^ Arab, The New. "Inside Abu Ghraib: Meeting Ali Shallal al-Qaisi". alaraby. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
External links
- Halaby, Jamal. "Former detainee blames trauma on US captors". washingtonpost.
- Perry, Tony (28 May 2005). "SEAL Officer Not Guilty of Assaulting Iraqi". Los Angeles Times.
- "A DEADLY INTERROGATION -- Can the C.I.A. legally kill a prisoner?". The New Yorker. 14 November 2005.
- "Other government agencies". Salon.com. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
