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February 23, 2012

Former U.S. Resident Jailed at Gitmo Reaches Plea Deal 
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A former U.S. resident imprisoned at a Guantánamo Bay has reached a
plea deal that positions him to testify against other prisoners in
exchange for a reduced sentence and eventual release. Majid Khan was
seized in Pakistan in March 2003 and spent around three years in CIA
prisons overseas. His plea deal marks the first for a high-level
prisoner held at the CIA's so-called "black sites." Khan has agreed to
testify at military commissions over the next four years, after which he
will become eligible for transfer to Pakistan.



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