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August 19, 2010

US Still Holding Gitmo Prisoner Cleared for Release in 2004
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Newly disclosed court records show the US is still holding an
emotionally ill Yemeni prisoner at Guantánamo Bay six years after he was
first cleared for release. The prisoner, Adnan Abdul Latif, was granted
Pentagon approval to be freed in 2004 but was only placed on a transfer
list three years later. Latif has remained at Guantánamo Bay since,
because the US has stalled most transfers of Yemeni prisoners back home.
Defense attorneys say he’s spent long periods in Guantánamo’s
psychiatric ward following multiple suicide attempts. A federal judge
again ordered Latif’s release last month, but the Obama administration
has refused to comply while it considers an appeal.



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