A man detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 is suing two former Spokane psychologists for what he says was his prolonged torture as part of an "experimental" interrogation program the two developed for the CIA.
Attorneys for Abu Zubaydah, reportedly the first Al Qaeda prisoner to be waterboarded under these "enhanced interrogation techniques," filed the lawsuit Monday in Spokane's federal court.
The lawsuit claims psychologists James Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen tortured Zubaydah for years beginning in April 2002 as contractors for the CIA.
"Zubaydah was the first victim subjected to Mitchell and Jessen’s program of torture. Captured in March 2002, he was erroneously believed to be the number three leader in Al-Qaeda and was transported to a black site in Thailand," the complaint stated.
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