Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Guantánamo torturer led brutal Chicago regime of shackling and confession

Exclusive: Longtime detective’s tactics exported from Chicago to Guantánamo
Minority Americans allege catalogue of abuse and coercion similar to detainee
Officials examining complaints after innocent man spent half his life in prison

The results of a Guardian investigation into Richard Zuley’s detective work, particularly when visited on minority communities, suggest a continuum between Guantanamo interrogation rooms and Chicago police precincts Illustration: Nate Kitch/The Guardian

Spencer Ackerman in Chicago | http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/18/guantanamo-torture-chicago-police-brutality
Wednesday 18 February 2015

A Chicago detective who led one of the most shocking acts of torture ever conducted at Guantánamo Bay was responsible for implementing a disturbingly similar, years-long regime of brutality to elicit murder confessions from minority Americans.