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| US agents have been interrogating al-Qaeda suspects in secret Ethiopian prisons, human rights groups allege. | US agents have been interrogating al-Qaeda suspects in secret Ethiopian prisons, human rights groups allege. |
| The detainees were taken into custody after the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) were ousted from power in Somalia by Ethiopian-backed forces, they say. | The detainees were taken into custody after the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) were ousted from power in Somalia by Ethiopian-backed forces, they say. |
| "We fear that many of the detainees will face mistreatment... or execution in Ethiopian custody," Human Rights Watch's Peter Takirambudde said. | "We fear that many of the detainees will face mistreatment... or execution in Ethiopian custody," Human Rights Watch's Peter Takirambudde said. |
| Ethiopia denies such prisons exist. The US says it has not acted illegally. | Ethiopia denies such prisons exist. The US says it has not acted illegally. |
| Fingerprinted | Fingerprinted |
| According to East African and international human rights group, suspected Islamist militants from 19 countries are being held in Ethiopia without access to lawyers. | According to East African and international human rights group, suspected Islamist militants from 19 countries are being held in Ethiopia without access to lawyers. |
| We cried the whole time because we did not know what would happen. The whole thing was very scary Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni | We cried the whole time because we did not know what would happen. The whole thing was very scary Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni |
| Some detainees were captured in Somalia by Ethiopian forces after routing of the Islamists in December. | Some detainees were captured in Somalia by Ethiopian forces after routing of the Islamists in December. |
| Others, who were arrested in Kenya after fleeing fighting in Somalia, were deported to Somalia and then flown to Ethiopia. | Others, who were arrested in Kenya after fleeing fighting in Somalia, were deported to Somalia and then flown to Ethiopia. |
| "Kenya has secretly expelled people, the Ethiopians have caused dozens to disappear and US security agents have routinely interrogated people held incommunicado," Georgette Gagnon of the US-based HRW told the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper. | "Kenya has secretly expelled people, the Ethiopians have caused dozens to disappear and US security agents have routinely interrogated people held incommunicado," Georgette Gagnon of the US-based HRW told the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper. |
| Correspondents say prison conditions in Ethiopia are harsh and notorious for abuse. | Correspondents say prison conditions in Ethiopia are harsh and notorious for abuse. |
| "While in custody of the foreign government, the FBI was granted limited access to interview certain individuals of interest," FBI spokesman Richard Kolko told Associated Press news agency. | "While in custody of the foreign government, the FBI was granted limited access to interview certain individuals of interest," FBI spokesman Richard Kolko told Associated Press news agency. |
| "We do not support or participate in any system of that illegally detains foreign fighters or terror suspects, including women and children," he said. | "We do not support or participate in any system of that illegally detains foreign fighters or terror suspects, including women and children," he said. |
| A female prisoner released on 24 March after a two-and-a-half month detention said her experience was a "nightmare". | A female prisoner released on 24 March after a two-and-a-half month detention said her experience was a "nightmare". |
| "We cried the whole time because we did not know what would happen. The whole thing was very scary," 42-year-old Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni, who holds a United Arab Emirates passport told AP. | "We cried the whole time because we did not know what would happen. The whole thing was very scary," 42-year-old Kamilya Mohammedi Tuweni, who holds a United Arab Emirates passport told AP. |
| She says she was arrested in Kenya while on business trip and taken to Ethiopia where she was interviewed, fingerprinted and photographed by a US agent in Addis Ababa, the agency reports. | She says she was arrested in Kenya while on business trip and taken to Ethiopia where she was interviewed, fingerprinted and photographed by a US agent in Addis Ababa, the agency reports. |
| "No such kind of secret prisons exist in Ethiopia," Bereket Simon, special adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, told AP. | "No such kind of secret prisons exist in Ethiopia," Bereket Simon, special adviser to Ethiopia's prime minister, told AP. |
| Last week, the US transferred Abdul Malik, arrested in Kenya, to Guantanamo Bay after officials said he admitted a role in an attack on an Israeli-owned hotel near Mombasa. | Last week, the US transferred Abdul Malik, arrested in Kenya, to Guantanamo Bay after officials said he admitted a role in an attack on an Israeli-owned hotel near Mombasa. |