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Mohamedou Ould Slahi: What is the Guantanamo legacy?

Guantanamo Bay prison is still operational. Forty inmates are left; most have been held for nearly two decades without being charged or tried. What is the Guantanamo legacy?

Stephen Sackur interviews Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen who was once identified as a high value al-Qaeda terrorist, serving 14 years in America鈥檚 Guantanamo Bay prison. He was eventually released without charge, and now a film, The Mauritanian, has been released telling this remarkable story. What is the Guantanamo Bay legacy?

(Photo: Mohamedou Ould Slahi appears via videolink on Hardtalk)

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23 minutes

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  • Wed 5 May 2021 07:06GMT
  • Wed 5 May 2021 14:06GMT
  • Wed 5 May 2021 21:06GMT

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