Sami al-Hajj

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Sami Al Hajj is a citizen of Sudan who is detained in Camp Delta in the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay.

British human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith represents Al Hajj, and was able to visit him in 2005. According to Smith Al Hajj reported:

  • He has been beaten. Smith said he had a huge scar on his face.
  • Al Hajj witnessed guards flushing a Koran down a toilet.
  • Al Hajj witnessed guards defacing a Koran with swear words.

Smith offered the opinion:

"He is completely innocent. He is about as much of a terrorist as my granddad. The only reason he has been treated like he has is because he is an Aljazeera journalist. The Americans have tried to make him an informant with the goal of getting him to say that Aljazeera is linked to al-Qaida."

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