Laid Saidi
Laid Saidi | |
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Born | c. 1963 (age 60–61)[1] Algeria |
Arrested | 10 May 2003 Tanzania |
Released | August 2004 Tunisia |
Detained at | The Salt Pit |
Other name(s) | Ramzi ben Mizauni ben Fraj |
Charge(s) | None |
Penalty | Extrajudicial detention |
Status | Released |
Occupation | Charity branch director (former)[1] |
Laid Saidi (born c. 1963) is an Algerian who was imprisoned, for 16 months, in a
Capture and torture
He was apprehended because of a taped telephone conversation in which the word tayrat, meaning "tires" in colloquial Arabic, was mistaken for a similarly sounding word (with a slightly different "T" sound) meaning "airplanes."[1]
Saidi worked for Al-Haramain Foundation, a Saudi charity organization. He was arrested in Tanzania in July 2003 and rendered to Afghanistan via Malawi, where he was "handed over to Malawian authorities in plainclothes who were accompanied by two middle-aged Caucasian men wearing jeans and t-shirts."[2][3]
Aftermath
Saidi said that scars on his wrists were from being suspended from the ceiling by his hands.
Following the release of the 600 page unclassified summary of the
References
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Lee, Richard (2013-02-05). "SADC States Aided Illegal CIA Renditions". AllAfrica.com. Archived from the originalon 2013-02-05.
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Roller, Emma; Nelson, Rebecca (2014-12-10). "What CIA Interrogators Did To 17 Detainees Without Approval". National Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11.
Abu Hudhaifa was subjected to baths in which ice water was used, standing sleep deprivation for 66 hours that was discontinued due to a swollen leg attributed to prolonged standing, nudity, and dietary manipulation.