| |

Benchellali, Mourad, interview 1 - short clip - Interrogations

Loading the media player...

Files for this Item

Transcripts may contain inaccuracies.

	(speaking in foreign language)	0:00
Translator	The worst thing	0:13
	was experiencing the interrogations.	0:14
	It was also, to some extent, inside the cells,	0:17
	because there were fights with the guards, too,	0:19
	when the guards would arrive with that team,	0:22
	what did they call it?	0:24
	The IRF team, or something, that team.	0:25
	There are four or five of them.	0:28
	That, too, is among the worst things.	0:30
	When they throw some tear gas at us,	0:31
	and then they start hitting us,	0:34
	four or five of them, at once.	0:35
	It feels as though you're being run over by a bus.	0:38
	It's 50 blows per second.	0:40
	It was one of the worst things.	0:42
	And during the interrogations,	0:44
	what is hard is that you're all alone.	0:47
	At least in the cells, there are other detainees.	0:49
	So we try to help each other out, to encourage each other.	0:52
	Even if you're all alone in a cage being hit,	0:55
	the others are trying to encourage the detainee next door	0:57
	by throwing water on the guards or stuff like that.	1:01
	But, during the interrogation, you're all alone.	1:04
	You're truly isolated from other detainees.	1:07
	That's the worst thing,	1:09
	you can't hear the voice of other detainees.	1:10
	For me, that is the worst thing.	1:13

Title:

Date:

Interviewer:

Interviewee:

Role:

Description:

This interview may include descriptions of violence.
Detainee Number US9FR-000161DP
Mourad Benchellali, male, age 28, French, was detained in Guantanamo from January 17, 2002 until July 26, 2004, when he was returned to France. He is currently public speaking in France, in the hope that by hearing his story, young people will not join ISIS or participate in suicide attacks.
Description was provided by Witness to Guantanamo.

Subject:

Format:

Language:

Extent:

Digital Collection:

Source Collection:

Witness to Guantanamo Video Collection

Rights:

Limited Re-UseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Rights Note:

Unless otherwise noted, copyright is held by Peter Hongisberg. Under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license, you are free to use and share these materials subject to the following conditions: You must attribute Peter Hongisberg as the rights holder. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. You may not distribute any modifications to the materials. For other uses, including commercial uses, please contact Rubenstein Library at http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/ask.

Identifier:

Permalink:

https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r41g0rd72

Sponsor:

Sponsor this Digital Collection