Ex-detainees allege abuse at US Afghan base
Last Updated: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:21:00 +1000
Former detainees of the Bagram air base in Afghanistan have alleged a catalogue of abuse at the US military facility north of Kabul.
The list of mistreatment including beatings, sleep deprivation and being threatened with dogs were told by 27 ex inmates to the BBC which conducted a two-month investigation.
The detainees, held in Bagram between 2002 and 2008, were all accused of belonging to or helping Al-Qaeda or the Taliban but no charges were brought against them.
Unlike Guantanamo bay detainees, inmates in Bagram have no access to lawyers and they cannot challenge their detention.
The Pentagon denies the allegations of abuse and a spokesman for US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, says conditions at Bagram "meet international standards for care and custody".
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