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 internat...