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took photos of him; put him in diapers; covered his ears with headphones; put a hood and
blindfold around his head very tightly; and bound both his feet and hands together—the
standard CIA rendition transportation procedures. 240 He was then put on a plane, though
they did not tell him to where.
Upon landing, his guards put him in a cell that had Arabic poetry written all over the walls.
The guards would repeat phrases glorifying the king of Morocco. Because once he heard
Moroccan military training exercises going on outside, he concluded the detention facility
was either inside or near a military base.
The interrogations occurred intermittently and were conducted by Moroccans. Madaghi said
that they asked essentially the same questions that the interrogators in Mauritania had but
added more questions about Europe and other LIFG members such as Belhadj and Saadi.
They often threatened to beat him, but never actually did. Madaghi said his cell was freezing
cold. They also left him barefoot, bathed him in ice cold water, and clothed him in shortsleeve
shirts and knee-high pants. He was kept in a cell that was below ground level, but
there was a small window that allowed him to see some light. With that and the sound of the
call to prayer, he was able to keep track of the number of days he was detained there—about
one month and five days. He did not speak to any other prisoners while there, but there was
a Moroccan woman in the cell across from his who would scream from time to time. He could
also hear other prisoners shouting and screaming. Occasionally, late at night he would hear
cars arriving, doors slamming, and the sounds of new prisoners being brought in.
On April 14, 2004, according to the date on document from the CIA, the CIA informed
Libyan authorities that they were in a position to “deliver” Madaghi, who was then in a
prison in Morocco.
Transfer and Treatment in Libya
On May 5, 2004, Madaghi was taken away without notice in the middle of the night. They
blindfolded him and put him in a car. Because it was clear they were moving him again, he
begged them not to send him back to Libya.
240 See Text Box, “CIA Rendition Transportation Procedures,” (above).
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