U.S. Releases Some Prisoners from Guantanamo Bay Prison
Source: CBS News
@CBSNews: U.S. releases some prisoners from Guantanamo Bay prison http://t.co/pyopUUdSNQ
Guantanamo Bay prisoners Nabil Hadjarab, Mutia Sadiq Ahmad Sayyab sent to Algeria homeland
August 29, 2013
MIAMI The U.S. military says it has sent two men who had been held at Guantanamo Bay prison back to their homeland of Algeria.
A brief Pentagon statement says the release of the two men brings the prisoner population at the U.S. base in Cuba down to 164 men. The United States said it was grateful for Algeria's willingness to accept the men, Nabil Hadjarab and Mutia Sadiq Ahmad Sayyab.
According to the Pentagon statement, the cases for the two men were reviewed by an interagency task force and the Obama administration informed Congress of the decision.
The human rights group Reprieve represents the 34-year-old Hadjarab and it welcomed Thursday's announcement, calling for the release of more prisoners from Guantanamo.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57600607/guantanamo-bay-prisoners-nabil-hadjarab-mutia-sadiq-ahmad-sayyab-sent-to-algeria-homeland
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Supersedeas
(20,630 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)struggle4progress
(118,039 posts)The problems differ by case. For some prisoners, negotiations to find a destination have been difficult, and sending them back to their original home country is not always an option
GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)None.
struggle4progress
(118,039 posts)The Stranger
(11,297 posts)We will need to know everyone who was involved in this.
Every one.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)I'm glad they're finally going home, but they never should have been there.
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Now, let the rest go!