U.S. transfers Guantanamo detainee to Algeria

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has transferred a Guantanamo detainee again to his residence nation of Algeria, saying his continued detention was now not essential, the Department of Defense introduced Thursday.

Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush was captured in Pakistan in 2002 throughout an aggressive marketing campaign by the U.S. to apprehend individuals suspected of supporting terrorism following the 9/11 assaults. Last 12 months a assessment board discovered that his continued detention on the Guantanamo Bay detention middle was now not essential and “he could be safely transferred, noting his lack of any leadership role in al Qaeda,” Amnesty International stated.

The Pentagon stated in a launch Thursday that his detention “was no longer necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat to the national security of the United States.”

“In consultation with our partners in Algeria, we completed the requirements for responsible transfer,” the Pentagon stated, noting that Algeria will proceed to offer monitoring, limit journey and share info on Bakush with the U.S.

The U.S. opened the detention middle below President George W. Bush in January 2002 after the 9/11 assaults and the invasion of Afghanistan. It was supposed to carry and interrogate prisoners suspected of getting hyperlinks to al-Qaida or the Taliban. About 780 males have handed via Guantanamo, which hit a peak of a about 680 in 2003.

In February, the U.S. transferred Majid Khan, a Pakistani citizen. The transfer marked the primary time because the Obama administration that American officers have been in a position to attain settlement with a steady third-party nation prepared to take Guantanamo prisoners the U.S. now not thought of a risk.