Binyam Mohamed was freed last month after almost seven years in detention. According to his account he was flown around the world on rendition flights and tortured in secret prisons in an ordeal which has left him feeling "dead" inside. He also described his sudden release from Guantánamo Bay just over two weeks ago, saying guards there told him to take a shower and within an hour he was on a plane back to the United Kingdom. Mohamed is now accusing the British authorities of complicity in his alleged torture in Pakistan and in Morocco. Mohamed spoke with the BBC's Jon Manel about his experiences while in detention.
In the second part of the interview Binyam Mohamed tells the BBC's Jon Manel why he went to Afghanistan in the first place and, first, how he's adjusting to his new freedom.
When the BBC put Binyam Mohammed's claims to the British government it provided a statement saying: "The security and intelligence agencies do not participate in, solicit, encourage, or condone the use of torture, or inhumane, or degrading treatment. The Attorney-General is currently considering whether there is a case to refer the alleged involvement of UK intelligence agencies to the police to investigate."
When asked about the U.S. involvement in the case, the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington told the BBC:"The Defense Department has noted that any number of things Binyam Mohamed has previously said are unsubstantiated."
