Please write a letter of support to Saifullah Paracha

Saifullah Paracha is 63 years old and has been held in Guantánamo Bay since 2004. Since arriving in US custody, Saifullah’s health has been devastated.

He has suffered three heart attacks – two while imprisoned at Bagram in Afghanistan and one during his time in Guantánamo – and still experiences debilitating chest pains. He is also diabetic. However, the military has refused to give him the treatment he so desperately needs. He cannot have open heart surgery because authorities at Guantánamo insist that he be chained to the bed throughout the procedure, which would be medically unsafe.

He has requested transfer to a proper medical facility, but the US government has refused, instead ordering that he continues his detention in a cell measuring nine feet by six under the constant glare of neon lights.

Before his arrest at Bangkok airport while on his way to a business meeting, Saifullah established several successful businesses, first in New York and then in Pakistan with his American Jewish partner. He denies any connection to terrorism and has always been faultlessly polite to his interrogators, cooperating in every way possible and offering full and frank answers to their questions. Saifullah should be thinking about retirement, enjoying his family and the fruits of his labours, not dying slowly in a Guantánamo prison cell.

You can write to Saifullah at:

Saifullah Paracha

ISN #1094

U.S. Naval Station

Guantanamo Bay

Cuba

Washington, D.C. 20355

United States of America