In a reprimand normally reserved for authoritarian regimes, Juan Mendez said:
"I am deeply disappointed and frustrated by the prevarication of the US government with regard to my attempts to visit Mr Manning...
I am acting on a complaint that the regimen of this detainee amounts to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or torture...
I am insisting the US government lets me see him without witnesses. I am asking [the US government] to reconsider."
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