They tortured us, and that's no lie

May 30 2007 By Tony Deeley, Birmingham Mail

TWO Midland men who spent two years at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay are to be featured in a new TV programme.

Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul were branded the "Tipton Taliban" after being captured by US forces and held at the notorious prison camp in Cuba.

Their story will feature in Lie Lab, a new series which takes to the airwaves on Saturday.

Mr Ahmed, of Bath Road, Tipton, and Mr Rasul, of Victoria Road, were captured in Afghanistan at the end of 2001 along with Asif Iqbal, of Wellington Road.

All three were accused of taking part in terrorist activities and were not released from Guantanamo Bay until March 2004.

Along with campaigning family members, they claimed they were completely innocent and after their release used a £60,000 deal with a national newspaper to describe their experiences in captivity.

The men maintained they originally travelled to Pakistan to check out marriage arrangements made by Mr Iqbal's parents and that Mr Rasul was hoping to go on a computer course.

They crossed the border into Afghanistan and used savings to buy food and medical supplies for villagers, but were driven into danger and had to give themselves up.

They alleged that while detained at Guantanamo Bay, they were beaten and tortured by US and British intelligence officers.

Lie Lab starts its run on Channel 4 at 7 pm on Saturday. Pioneering lie-detecting technology developed by scientists at Sheffield University is tested on individuals accused of serious offences who claim they are innocent.