A long-serving former chief of Yemen’s intelligence services and a key enforcer for former strongman leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Al-Qamish has been accused of overseeing abduction and torture as part of the U.S.’s extraordinary rendition program. Qamish’s official salary was estimated to be not more than $5,000 a month, but sources say he had “an open budget made up of millions of dollars” to spend as he pleased.”

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