A former Army translator at Guantanamo Bay has accused the military of staging mock interrogations of detainees while politicians and military officials were visiting the base. The translator, Army Sgt. Erik Saar, told 60 Minutes “Interrogations were set up so the VIPs could come and witness an interrogation … a mock interrogation, basically.” The U.S. is currently holding over 600 prisoners without charges at the base but Saar said only a few dozen of the detainees were terrorists. Saar also recalled that one female officer at the base once smeared red ink on the face of a detainee while telling him it was menstrual blood.
Guantanamo Prisoners Subjected to Mock Interrogations
HeadlineApr 29, 2005