Abdul Ghani Al Khanjar has been tortured by his government several times and is now in hiding. At one interrogation, his questioners presented him with detailed logs of personal telephone calls -- made possible by Western technology. Arne Weychardt / DER SPIEGEL
Western Surveillance Technology In The Hands Of Despots -- Spiegel Online
German companies play an important role in the market for surveillance technology used by Arab despots to spy on their people. In this industry worth billions, the companies also earn their money using methods that have been outlawed in their home country.
He lives in Bahrain, the small island nation in the Persian Gulf. He is an English teacher, married and the father of a nine-year-old son. And he is also the chairman of a unique club. To become a member, one must have been tortured by the country's government.
Abdul Ghani Al Khanjar says that he has had to endure torture six times in the last 17 years. He has spoken about his ordeals before both the British House of Commons and representatives of the United Nations.
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My Comment: It all comes down to money .... and hell with the consequences that it may bring down.
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