American judge orders to free Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo

COLUMBIA, Aug. 18 (Saba)
- An American judge in the District of Columbia has ordered to release a Yemeni
detainee
who is detained at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for more than nine years.
The release decision was for lack of evidence to justify his continued detention as
guilty of having a connection to al-Qaeda.
According to the decision of the District Judge Henry H. Kennedy, the federal court
couldn't confirm that the arrest of the Yemeni citizen Adnan Farhan Abdul-Latif is
lawful.
The 34-year old detainee was charged of having connection with a man who is working
to attract and recruit members to the al-Qaeda.
Abdul-Latif was arrested by the Pakistani authorities in 2001 during his presence
there for a treatment visit and then turned him over to Guantanamo Bay in January
2002.
The judge has ordered to free him for he presented clear evidence from specialist
doctors on the aim of his visit to Pakistan.
In 2004, the Pentagon stated that it has not been approved that the Yemeni detainee
has participated in any military training in Pakistan.
FJAM