Slahi was one of a small number of Guantanamo prisoners for whom Secretary of Defense authorized the use of so-called extended interrogation techniques; legal scholars and human rights critics have since characterized these methods as torture.
Slahi was one of a small number of Guantanamo prisoners for whom Secretary of Defense authorized the use of so-called extended interrogation techniques. Legal scholars have since characterized these methods as torture. Human rights critics have since characterized these methods as torture.