{"id":21693,"date":"2022-04-03T04:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21693"},"modified":"2022-04-03T04:50:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:50:34","slug":"guantanamo-inmate-sent-to-algeria-after-almost-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/04\/03\/guantanamo-inmate-sent-to-algeria-after-almost-20-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Guantanamo inmate sent to Algeria after almost 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guantanamo Bay inmate Sufiyan Barhoumi has been repatriated to Algeria, US officials say, after spending nearly 20 years at the detention facility.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was captured at a safehouse in Pakistan with a top al-Qaeda member in 2002, and accused of taking part in a plan to bomb the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But the US Department of Defense said his detention was no longer considered necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It said Algeria had given assurances that he would be treated humanely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, the department added that US authorities recommended that Mr Barhoumi could be sent back to his native country “subject to security… assurance”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The United States appreciates the willingness of Algeria, and other partners to support ongoing US efforts toward a deliberate and thorough process focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing of the Guantanamo Bay facility,” the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The department provided no further details about Mr Barhoumi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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