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Guantanamo expert panel considers release of Osama Bin Laden’s former bodyguard
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/28/guantanamo-expert-panel-considers-release-of-osama-bin-ladens-former-bodyguard/
Guantanamo expert panel considers release of Osama Bin Laden’s former bodyguard
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 14:21 EST
One of the very first Guantanamo detainees — still classified as among the most dangerous — testified Tuesday to an expert panel that could ultimately see him freed, as efforts intensify to close the controversial jail.
Yemeni Abdel Malik Wahab al Rahabi, 34, appeared frail and serious in a white prison tunic during the 19-minute hearing in Guantanamo of the “Periodic Review Board.”
This is the second time the PRB has heard testimony since it was created by President Barack Obama in 2011, and the first time any part was made public — a video feed was transmitted to a room in the Pentagon for eight journalists and three NGO members.
As Obama tries to move towards closing the Guantanamo detention center, the panel acts as a federal review panel for detainees who have never been charged or tried.