Ain Aouda secret prison is a suspected black site, torture and detention centre operated by the Directorate for the Surveillance of the Territory (Direction de la surveillance du territoire, DST), the Moroccan domestic intelligence agency implicated in past and ongoing human rights violations. During the Arab Spring protests, the inmates of the Temara interrogation centre were transferred to Ain Aouda. The United States reportedly paid the Moroccan state $20 million for the building of the prison. See also Tazmamart Temara interrogation centre References External links Suspected location of the prison as it appears on Google maps Prisons in Morocco Human rights abuses in Morocco Black sites Torture in Morocco 2000s establishments in Morocco