WASHINGTON - A detainee at Guantanamo Bay is challenging force-feeding practices at the facility imposed on prisoners who go on hunger strikes.
In a court filing Tuesday, a 34-year-old Yemeni who has been held at Guantanamo Baysince 2002 alleges that detainees have been force-fed up to a gallon at a time of nutrients and water.
Another detainee reported that feeding sessions have been sped up, compressed into as short a time as 20 minutes.
The filing by lawyers for Emad Abdullah Hassan followed a federal appeals court ruling last month that left the door open for detainees to go to court over confinement conditions.
At the Justice Department, spokesman Allison Price said the court filing is being reviewed.
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