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August 28, 2009

Mohamed Jawad to Sue US Government over Gitmo Detention
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In Afghanistan, the family of Mohamed Jawad has announced plans to sue
the US government for imprisoning their child for more than six years at
Guantanano. After his release earlier this week, Jawad said he was
tortured and threatened into confessing to throwing a grenade at a US
soldier. Jawad says he was just twelve years old when he was detained.



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