Citing ‘state secrets,’ US Supreme Court rules against Guantanamo detainee

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Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court ruled against a Guantanamo detainee on Thursday who was seeking to force the government to disclose information about his torture at a CIA “black site” in Poland. Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi-born Palestinian, wanted the US high court to force two psychologists who ran the CIA’s brutal interrogations of suspects after the September 11, 2001, attacks to testify in his case against Poland. The US government objected, citing “state secrets,” and a majority of the nine-member Supreme Court backed the government stance. Abu Zubaydah filed a criminal complaint in 201…