He was not given access to a lawyer until late April 2002. In 2004, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the treatment of Benatta "could be described as torture" and found that his detention was abitrary.
He was not provided legal counsel until late April 2002. In 2004, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention declared that Benatta's treatment could be considered torture and found his detention to be arbitrary.