Me, Guantanamo Bay, and a new friend
Mauritanian engineer Mohamedou Salahi was detained in Guantanamo Bay prison. He was released without charge after 14 years with a new friend – one of his American guards
In 2002, Mauritanian engineer Mohamedou Salahi was detained by American intelligence services. They believed he was a senior figure in al-Qaeda and took him to Guantanamo Bay, the notorious US prison camp. Mohamedou was held there for 14 years without charge and during which time he says he was tortured. A glimmer of light came in the form of an unexpected and life-changing friendship he would make with one of his American guards.
This is the first of a two-part story, listen out for the second episode next week or download it in a single podcast which will be available from 24 August, 2019.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Mariana Des Forges
Picture: Detainees and guards in Guantanamo Bay
Credit: Getty Images
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- Sat 17 Aug 201922:32GMTBBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean
- Sun 18 Aug 201909:32GMTBBC World Service
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