There is ample evidence of Abu Zubaydah’s torture from myriad sources, but there has been no accountability for the crimes committed during the torture scandal. The US Attorney General requested Assistant US Attorney John Durham of the District of Connecticut to conduct a preliminary review into whether US federal laws were violated in connection with the scandal. In June 2011, Durham recommended opening criminal investigations only in relation to the death of two individuals in US custody at overseas locations, and closing all remaining matters, including those relating to Abu Zubaydah. On August 30, 2012, the two remaining criminal investigations were also closed. No further investigation was considered “appropriate”. Noone was ever prosecuted.