The Mauritanian

[Floridadreams]

Originally Posted by princess allie

We watched it on Friday. DH and I both said we weren’t actually sure that he was innocent, but the treatment of him was terrible, but that was why he got off, not because he was proved innocent. The film also omitted any evidence either for or against him, so how can we know, he only appeared to get off because of the way he was treated. I was actually very disappointed by this film, it was very one sided and didn’t have much depth. If I had lost a loved one on 9/11 I’d be pretty angry and upset that the evidence was never brought to a court and this man, possibly a mastermind of the attack was free to carry on his life. I also think a trial should have happened quickly so innocence could be proved/disproved and that no person should be held for so long with no charges or trials taking place, that really is a disgrace.

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This film was always going to be one-sided as it was from the book that he wrote. He did spend, I think, 14 years in there so he hardly got away with it. I agree that there should have been trials so that the families could have closure etc. But I believe that the US never had any intention of bringing many to trial because they knew that their “evidence” was inadmissible.
On the question of whether he was innocent or not, he did pass three polygraphs and he also only agreed to the allegations after he was broken. I think he was innocent

[Sparksy72]

Originally Posted by Floridadreams

This film was always going to be one-sided as it was from the book that he wrote. He did spend, I think, 14 years in there so he hardly got away with it. I agree that there should have been trials so that the families could have closure etc. But I believe that the US never had any intention of bringing many to trial because they knew that their “evidence” was inadmissible.
On the question of whether he was innocent or not, he did pass three polygraphs and he also only agreed to the allegations after he was broken. I think he was innocent

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I completely agree. I just can’t understand how they can keep people for so long without ever charging them. Surely if they had the evidence it would be quite straightforward to charge and convict and then the victims families would also gain some kind of closure.

I think you would literally admit to anything whilst being subjected to the torture that he had to endure.