Former terror suspect and Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed has been transferred to the United Kingdom, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.
The first detainee transferred since President Obama ordered the review of the cases of all Guantanamo detainees, Mohamed had been held at the facility since 2004, after being arrested while trying to leave Pakistan.
A British resident, Binyam Mohamed was accused of receiving weapons and explosives training in Al-Qaeda camps and of being involved in a “dirty bomb” plot, however the Department of Justice dropped all charges against him in 2008.
According to the London-based TimesOnline, Mohamed claimed to have been tortured by both CIA and British MI5 officers.
The TimesOnline also reports that once he returns to Britain, Mohamed will be placed under surveillance and required to report regularly to authorities “but will not be subject to an anti-terror control order, which would severely restrict his movements and access to telephones and the internet.”
Earlier this month, and also in response to President Obama’s order, the Department of Defense dropped its charges against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, suspected planning of the Oct. 12, 2000, bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen.
Also See:
US Drops Charges Against USS Cole Suspect
Bush: US Held Terror Suspects in Secret CIA Prisons
Waterboarding and Torture (Civil Liberties)
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