Gitmo detainee challenges force-feeding procedures

Published March 11, 2014 2:47pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A detainee at Guantanamo Bay is challenging force-feeding practices at the facility imposed on prisoners who go on hunger strikes.

In a court filing Tuesday, a 34-year-old Yemeni national who has been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2002 alleges that detainees have been force-fed up to a gallon at a time of nutrient and water. Another detainee reported that feeding sessions have speeded up, compressed into as little as 20 minutes.

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