Mohamedou Ould SlahiThe Mauritanian
The author documents his imprisonment in Guantâanamo Bay Naval Base as a political prisoner, his torture and mistreatment at the hands of U.S. officials, and his court-ordered release in 2016 after never being charged with a crime.
Mohamedou Ould Slahi is a Mauritanian citizen who has been imprisoned at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp since August 4, 2002. In 2005, he wrote the nonfiction book Guantánamo Diary , which was published 10 years later..
