The Department of Defence released redacted documents Thursday related to abuse and torture of detainee held e in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay and other overseas prisons.
The 12 documents were released as part of the American Civil Liberties Union's long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the government.
"These documents provide still more evidence of the widespread and systemic abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other overseas locations," said Amrit Singh, an ACLU staff attorney.
"They further underscore the need for a congressional select committee to examine the roots of the torture program as well as an independent prosecutor to investigate issues of criminal responsibility.
"Key details relating to the Defence Department's use of illegal and abusive interrogation methods have, however, been redacted from these documents.
In some documents, the Obama administration has even withheld details previously disclosed by the Bush administration. The withholding of this information makes a mockery of President Obama's promise of transparency."
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