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UK Compensates Guantanamo Detainee for CIA Torture

1/12/2026

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  • The United Kingdom compensated Abu Zubaydah, held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, for CIA torture.
  • He was captured in Pakistan in 2002 and subjected to waterboarding.
  • UK intelligence agencies the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) were aware of the mistreatment and provided interrogation questions.
  • Legal counsel Helen Duffy says the compensation is significant but insufficient and calls for Zubaydah’s release, noting that the amount remains undisclosed.