The last British prisoner being held at Guantanamo Bay has spoken from his cell for the first time. Shaker Aamer, who has been detained for 11 years 2002 without charge, told CBS' 60 Minutes show "act with us like a human being, not like slaves."
The last British prisoner being held at Guantanamo Bay has spoken from his prison cell for the first time.
Shaker Aamer, who has been detained at the US military prison for 11 years told CBS's 60 Minutes show those being held there are treated like animals.
Shouting from his cell he said: "Tell the world the truth ... Please, we are tired. Either you leave us to die in peace - or either tell the world the truth. Open up the place. Let the world come and visit. Let the world hear what's happening.
"Please colonel, act with us like a human being, not like slaves."
He added: "You cannot walk even half a metre without being chained. Is that a human being? That's the treatment of an animal...It is very sad what is happening in this place."
Aamer, one of 164 prisoners at Guantanamo, has been held since 2002 without charge and is accused of being a close associate of Osama bin Laden, which he denies.
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