The case of Ammar al-Baluchi, interrogated extensively by the C.I.A. over three years, raises critical legal questions as he faces trial tied to the September 11 attacks. His brutal treatment included sleep deprivation and isolation. After being transferred to Guantanamo Bay, F.B.I. agents trained on him and in 2007 he provided key information about aiding the hijackers. A military judge must now determine whether this confession was voluntary or the result of torture, as multiple defendants await trial outcomes amid ongoing complexities in the case.
The C.I.A. interrogated Ammar al-Baluchi 1,119 times over more than three years before he was ever charged in connection to the Sept. 11 attacks.
The central question is: Was his confession to the F.B.I. voluntary, or was it the result of a campaign of state-sponsored torture?
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