Ammar al-Baluchi: After 15 years of brutal torture, the US does not want to grant him a fair trial #JusticeForAmmar

 


Who is Ammar Al Baluchi?

  • Ammar al-Baluchi was born on August 29, 1977. His family is from Balochistan, a region divided by nation states including Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
  • Ammar was kidnapped in Karachi in April 2003 and transferred to US custody. He was 25 years old.
  • For three years, he was held in a black site, a mysterious hidden prison where he suffered unspeakable torture.
  • In 2006, he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay prison, and placed in isolation at Camp 7. A year later he was classified as an “enemy combatant” (EC).
  • The US alleged that he helped finance 9/11, but they have refused to give him a fair trial. They are trying their best to keep the details of his torture secret, and as a result will not offer him a means to rebut the allegations.
  • Despite being in US custody for over 15 years, Ammar has never received a status hearing as required by the Geneva Convention. This means that his continued detention and trial by military commission is illegal under international law.

Watch the heart-wrenching story of Ammar Al Baluchi and join all those who demand justice for him and all men left in Guantanamo. If you’re on Twitter then join our campaign for #JusticeForAmmar.

Tweet the Joint Task Force in Guantanamo @JTFGTMO and the @DeptofDefense and demand he is released or is given a fair trial!

The irony of American ‘democracy’ is bitterly clear.
“It is so devastating to see a society that claims to be and portray itself as civilised and modern, employ doctors knowingly not to heal and care, but [to actually do] the opposite: to maximize and increase the pain and suffering of a human being, ” Ammar says.

“The first thing that comes to mind is Nazi Doctors conducting all kind of brutal and sadistic experiments on captives…”

Read: ‘He wants to reunite with his family’ – Interview with Ammar al-Baluchi’s lawyer Alka Pradhan

“The military commissions at Guantanamo are illegal because they are a separate court system built only for non-US citizens: Muslim men on an island where U.S. laws and rights don’t apply.

Military commissions are only meant to be used for combatants in a war, but Ammar is a civilian, and trying civilians in military commissions is strictly forbidden under normal circumstances.”

Read: ‘He’s been there for about 16 or 17 years. Why is he there and still imprisoned?’ – Interview with Ammar al-Baluchi’s cousin

“Right now, we want Ammar al Baluchi, against whom there is no case, to be released. Even if there is a case against him, then it is very weak.

All the international organizations that are working should produce evidence for his release. I request them to take his case to the entire press.”

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