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Judge Orders Youngest Gitmo Prisoner Freed

Chadian citizen, 21, has been held at camp since he was 14

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 15, 2009 4:31 AM CST
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(Newser) – A judge has ordered the military to release the youngest prisoner ever sent to Guantanamo Bay, reports CNN. The judge ruled that Mohammad el-Gharani, sent to the detention center in 2002 at the age of 14, was not an enemy combatant. El-Gharani's lawyer said his client, a citizen of Chad, was accused of working as an al-Qaeda courier from the age of 11 and fighting in Afghanistan. It's not known when el-Gharani will be freed—or where he will be sent.

Soldiers patrol the perimeter of the Camp Delta detention compound, which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay.
Soldiers patrol the perimeter of the Camp Delta detention compound, which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay.   (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool)
Razor wire-topped fences line the Camp Six detention facility on the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.
Razor wire-topped fences line the Camp Six detention facility on the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.   (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)
A Camp Justice sign is seen near the high-security courtroom at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.
A "Camp Justice" sign is seen near the high-security courtroom at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.   (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan,Pool)
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Shannonals
Jan 20, 2009 9:34 PM CST
Wonder how this detainment story stayed out of the news.

Judge: Detainee 'must be released'
Times (UK)

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Chad • enemy combatants • Guantanamo Bay • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

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