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March 24, 2009

US Tried to Silence Binyam Mohamed with Plea Bargain
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Newly released documents reveal US government lawyers tried to get a
British resident held at Guantanamo Bay to sign a deal saying he had
never been tortured and that he would not speak to the media as a
condition of his release. US lawyers also wanted Binyam Mohamed to plead
guilty to secure his freedom, even though he was never charged with a
crime. Mohamed was released last month but did not sign such an
agreement.



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