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Yunis Khatayer Abbas
Yunis Khatayer Abbas () is an Iraqi journalist who is most famous for being the subject of the 2007 documentary "".
In 1998 he was imprisoned and tortured for writings he had made as a journalist under Saddam Hussein.
Five years later in 2003 he was detained by United States troops and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison for nine months. Although innocent he was suspected of plotting to assassinate then British prime minister Tony Blair along with his two brothers. During his time at Abu Ghraib he
2014 the Iraqi Justice Ministry announced that it had closed the prison amid fear that it could be taken over by ISIL, which controlled much of Anbar Province at the time. All 2,400 inmates were moved to other high-security facilities in the country. It was not made clear if the closure is temporary or permanent.
Notable detainees.
- Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badry
- Farzad Bazoft
- Yunis Khatayer Abbas
- Emad al-Janabi
- Manadel al-Jamadi
- Abu Abdulrahman al-