Khaled el-Masri is believed to be among an estimated 3,000 detainees, including several key leaders of al Qaeda, whom the CIA captured from 2001 to 2005, in its campaign to dismantle terrorist networks.
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15 Facts About Khaled el-Masri
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Khaled el-Masri was detained by Macedonian border officials on 31 December 2003, because his name was identical to that of Khalid al-Masri, who was being sought as an alleged mentor to the al-Qaeda Hamburg cell, and because of suspicion that El-Masri's German passport was a forgery.
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Khaled el-Masri was held in a motel in Macedonia for over three weeks and questioned about his activities, his associates, and the mosque he attended in Ulm.
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Khaled el-Masri said that his custodians forcibly inserted an object into his anus.
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Khaled el-Masri was kept in a bare, squalid cell, given only meager rations to eat and putrid water to drink.
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Khaled el-Masri had lost more than 60 pounds since his abduction in Skopje.
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Khaled el-Masri later said that, at the time he believed his release was a ruse, and he would be executed.
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Khaled el-Masri was intercepted by Albanian guards, who believed him to be a terrorist due to his haggard and unkempt appearance.
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Khaled el-Masri claimed the iPod malfunctioned just hours after purchase.
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Khaled el-Masri had actually requested extended therapy for his client shortly before the incident, as El-Masri stated he felt threatened, and believed himself to be pursued by cars and strangers.
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Khaled el-Masri stated the act of arson was executed on impulse and could not have led to a larger fire.
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Khaled el-Masri then took three of his six children with him, stormed the office and struck Noerenberg repeatedly in the face and threw a chair after him.
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Khaled el-Masri confessed the attack, but kept silent about the motives at the time.
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Khaled el-Masri was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on 30 March 2010.
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