Suspects held up to nine weeks, say sources
(NEWSER) - The US military is still detaining terror suspects in a network of around 20 secret prisons spread throughout Afghanistan, interrogating them without charge for weeks at a time, sources tell the AP . For a long time the Pentagon denied the existence of such facilities, even in the face of descriptions of them from ex-detainees and human rights groups. Then government officials confirmed their existence, but insisted they were temporary holding facilities, keeping prisoners no more than 14 days. More»
