Torture Update: US Tried to Silence Binyam Mohamed

The Independent of London reveals that the US Government offered a deal to British resident Binyam Mohamed, held in Pakistan, Morocco, and then Guantanamo Bay for more than six years: he could go free "if he pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, ended his High Court case to prove his claims of torture, and agreed not to speak to the media about his ordeal".

The plea bargain was offered to Mohamed last year while he was still at Guantanamo Bay; under its terms, he would have received a 10-year sentence, nine years of which would be suspended. He rejected it.

After a sustained campaign earlier this year revealed further evidence of his rendition and torture, Mohamed was returned to the United Kingdom.