A Kenyan citizen, detained for 17 years without charge in the US military prison in Cuba's Guantánamo, was repatriated to his country of origin from the base. In the enclave there are still 15 men in the same situation, waiting to be released.
The United States repatriated a Kenyan citizen who was held for 17 years without charge at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other men who were never charged still awaiting release after being cleared of any wrongdoing. long ago.
The Department of Defense announced the return of Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu to Kenya on Tuesday.
The George W. Bush administration established a military court and prison at a U.S. naval base to handle hundreds of mostly Muslim detainees captured around the world in the “war on terrorism” that followed the Al attacks. -Qaeda of September 11, 2001.
Only 29 detainees remain in Guantanamo after the Kenyan man's release. Fifteen have been exonerated of any crime and are awaiting acceptance by a suitable foreign country, three others are eligible for review, four convicted men are serving their sentences and seven are undergoing military prosecution. The latest include four men charged in al-Qaida's 9/11 attacks.
Amnesty International urged the US government to end the detention of the 15 men never charged. If he does not do so, the human rights group said in a statement, “he will continue to be responsible for the abhorrent practice of indefinite detention without charge or trial by the United States government.”