Guantanamo prisoner captured aged 14 released

A US judge has ordered the military to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was arrested in Pakistan when he was 14.

Guantanamo prisoner captured aged 14 released
Wed, 14 Jan, 2009 - 21:26

A US judge has ordered the military to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was arrested in Pakistan when he was 14.

Mohamed el-Gharani was one of the first people to be sent to the military prison in Cuba in 2002, where he has been held ever since.

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