Yadel, Brahim - short clip - InterrogatorsOversawEverything

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	(speaking in foreign language)	0:00
Interpreter	If one wanted to go	0:05
	to the infirmary right away,	0:06
	it had to be an emergency.	0:08
	If there's blood or something,	0:10
	then they take us straight to the infirmary	0:11
	or else one had to sign up for it	0:13
	and we would get called in much later.	0:15
	But it could also depend on the interrogators.	0:19
	That is if one cooperated,	0:21
	which means, for instance, giving one's true identity.	0:23
	Me personally, when I arrived there,	0:26
	I gave them my real identity.	0:28
	So I told who I was and where I came from.	0:30
	So from their perspective, I had cooperated.	0:32
	So I was allowed to go to the infirmary.	0:35
	But if people didn't want to cooperate,	0:38
	if they didn't want to answer	0:40
	because they were unhappy	0:41
	about their situation, for example,	0:42
	they didn't agree with their circumstances,	0:45
	so if people refused to answer,	0:47
	if they happened to need to be treated,	0:49
	they would be denied treatment.	0:51
	Everything worked in connection with interrogators.	0:53
	That is the interrogators oversaw everything	0:56
	as a matter of fact.	0:59
	And if you cooperated,	1:01
	the interrogators made life a bit easier.	1:02
	For instance, if I wanted to be moved to a different cage	1:05
	to be closer to a Frenchman	1:08
	because I felt isolated	1:09
	and if I didn't cooperate, well,	1:11
	they would not move me to another cage.	1:13
	I couldn't get treated.	1:14
	I could be kept in isolation	1:16
	as long as the interrogators wanted.	1:17
	Actually over there, it was the interrogators.	1:20
	Everything depended on them	1:22
	because they were the only contact we had.	1:24

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Title:

Yadel, Brahim - short clip - InterrogatorsOversawEverything

Date:

August 15, 2009

Interviewer:

Honigsberg, Peter Jan

Interviewee:

Yadel, Brahim

Role:

Detainee

Description:

This interview may include descriptions of violence.
Detainee Number US9FR-000371DP
Brahim Yadel, male, age 38, French, was detained in Guantanamo from January 2002 until July 26, 2004, when he was released to France.
Description was provided by Witness to Guantanamo.

Subject:

France

Format:

oral histories

Language:

French

Extent:

2:26:27

Digital Collection:

Witness to Guantanamo

Source Collection:

Witness to Guantanamo Video Collection, 2009-2017

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