French judge summons former Guantanamo chief in torture probe

http://www.france24.com/en/20160218-french-judge-summons-guantanamo-chief-miller-torture-ghraib-benchellali-sassi



Alex Wong, Getty, AFP | Major General Geoffrey Miller (right) testifies during a hearing on the Abu Ghraib prison scandal on May 19, 2004, in Washington, DC.

French judge summons former Guantanamo chief in torture probe
Latest update : 2016-02-19

A French judge has summoned retired US General Geoffrey Miller, the former Guantanamo Bay prison chief, to appear in court on March 1 over allegations of torture, a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs told FRANCE 24 on Thursday.

William Bourdon, a lawyer for former Gitmo detainee Mourad Benchellali, said General Miller was due in court at 10am on March 1 to answer accusations that he oversaw Benchellali’s “illegal detention and torture”.

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From Gitmo to Iraq

General Miller took over the running of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre shortly after former president George W. Bush's administration approved so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, including placing detainees in stress positions, stripping them, isolating them for extended periods of time and exposing them to extreme heat or cold.

Miller was tasked with implementing these methods. Such tactics were later used in Iraq, shortly after Miller and a team of experts visited in 2003 to help obtain more information during interrogations.


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After Geoffrey perfected torture at Gitmo, he took it to Abu Gharib. I hope this asshole ends up on the Interpol list.