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Sameur: Allegations of Abuse Document Actions  Abdenour Sameur:
Allegations of Abuse  Page 2492   Board Member: Why do you feel
you have the right to lie to the interrogators?  Detainee
(through translator): They were lying to us. They were not
telling us truthful stories. I was lying so that I can get my
medical (treatment). They use interrogations when they are
trying to treat somebody. Whenever the interrogator comes to see
me he tells me to give him information and he will treat me. I
was injured in both of my legs.  Board Member: So you have not
been getting treatment?  Detainee (through translator): I am an
enemy, how can you treat me?  Presiding Officer: So the only
time you lied was during the time you were injured many years
ago?  Page 2493  Detainee (through translator): Every
interrogation that I have gone to I had to lie, because that was
the only way I could get medical atten