Frequent flyer program (Guantanamo)
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The frequent flyer program is a controversial technique used by the USA in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
s, in Cuba
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Guards deprived detainees of sleep
by moving them from one cell to another, multiple times a day, for days or weeks on end.
The technique was used to "soften up" detainees prior to interrogation. Guantanamo guards were ordered to discontinue the use of the technique in March of 2004, although the practice persisted until at least later that year.
Major David Frakt, USAF, defense counsel to a recipient of the program, Mohamed Jawad
, said:
In August 2008, in testimony at Jawad's Guantanamo military commission
trial, Army officers confirmed the existence of the frequent flyer program.
At least 17 detainees were subjected to the program.
Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...
s, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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Guards deprived detainees of sleep
Sleep deprivation
Sleep deprivation is the condition of not having enough sleep; it can be either chronic or acute. A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, daytime sleepiness, clumsiness and weight loss or weight gain. It adversely affects the brain and cognitive function. Few studies have compared the...
by moving them from one cell to another, multiple times a day, for days or weeks on end.
The technique was used to "soften up" detainees prior to interrogation. Guantanamo guards were ordered to discontinue the use of the technique in March of 2004, although the practice persisted until at least later that year.
Major David Frakt, USAF, defense counsel to a recipient of the program, Mohamed Jawad
Mohamed Jawad
Mohamed Jawad, born in Miranshah, Pakistan, was accused of attempted murder before a Guantanamo military commission on charges that he threw a grenade at a passing American convoy on December 17, 2002. Jawad's family says that he was 12 years old at the time of his detention in 2002...
, said:
In August 2008, in testimony at Jawad's Guantanamo military commission
Guantanamo military commission
The Guantanamo military commissions are military tribunals created by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 for prosecuting detainees held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps.- History :...
trial, Army officers confirmed the existence of the frequent flyer program.
At least 17 detainees were subjected to the program.