Breathtaking interview: Mohamedou Ould Slahi speaks to De Balie's Yoeri Albrecht

Mohamedou Ould Slahi shares his moving story and inspiring insights with our director Yoeri Albrecht.
The official opening of the freedom festival revolves around Mauritanian writer Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Iranian activist Masih Alinejad. They will go into conversation with Yoeri Albrecht and mayor Femke Halsema about freedom.
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[@santadeville242]

Looking and listening to this man, and reflecting on his story, that hell he has gone through leaves every decent, humble man without a single word.. One of the saddest stories I have ever heard that had happened to an individual. His story is a proof that even "the greatest democracy" of this planet can become a fascist swamp in a split second . Hats off to the US self-criticism that has been happening through books, movies and plays only unfortunately , but the core, the main essence is still there: that country whose only population was living in tents and riding horses while my country had universities, parliament, libraries, scientific institutions etc. has been, still is and will stay a fortress of fear and paranoia. Until the large part of the US population (as we could see the last year, at least 50% of them) don't go through a massive the cathartic moment of enlightenment, we will keep watching and listening stories like this one.

[@janklaas6885]

🇺🇳 9:44 😁

[@Larrypint]

Did he mentation that his cousin was AL Qaida member Abu Hafs al-Mauritania ? Did he mention that he was in 2 training camps AL farouq and gardez in Afghanistan in the early 90s? Did he mention that Ramzi Binalshibh and other terrorists slept in his Appartement in Duisburg in 1999 ? Did he mention that he had email contact with jihadist Christian Ganczarski? Did he mentioned that his German visa wasn't extended cause he was found guilty of social fraud in 1999?

[@berealandread3107]

Larrypint@ you are QAnon follower. You are a sadistic person. No humanity is in your heart. I feel sorry about your comments.

[@Larrypint]

@@berealandread3107 wtf is wrong with you? You can check every point I made.

[@theplanet9867]

But at that time al quida was supported by the United States of America to fight the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan.

[@Uenbg]

@@berealandread3107 Or a CIA chatbot? You can never know anymore these days without seeing the person you're responding to. And the difference between someone who's thinking, opinions, arguments and attitude have been programmed and conditioned by means of propaganda and progandistic argumentation and thinking patterns, and actual propaganda chatbots is, increasingly difficult to see. Cause their way of talking, arguing, and the talking points or questions they raise, have become so similar.

[@paulsetti9484]

I've seen him admit to most of this and to be honest, it's all secondary and certainly not deserving of 14 years of torture.