(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 08 MAR - Mohammed al-Qahtani, the Saudi prisoner tortured and imprisoned for 20 years because he was suspected of being the 20 th hijacker of the 9/11 attacks, was released from the Guantanamo prison and repatriated.
This is the second prisoner released during the Biden administration.
It was the review commission of the infamous detention center on the island of Cuba unanimously recommended that he be repatriated to an extremist accommodation facility because in Guantanamo he could not receive adequate medical treatment and no longer posed a threat to national security.
According to a medical report, the inmate's mental health conditions, now 42, are "significantly compromised", but he can return to his country because he is able to count on family support and Saudi Arabia's ability to provide it. appropriate care, keeping it under control.
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