Judge orders freedom for detainee described in 9/11 report as significant al-Qaida operative
By APMonday, March 22, 2010
Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee
WASHINGTON — A judge has ordered the release of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who is described as a significant al-Qaida operative in the commission report about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The ruling in favor of detainee Mohamedou Ould Salahi was disclosed Monday in a two-sentence court entry.
The judge in the case, James Robertson, will issue a written decision at a later date explaining his reasons for granting the detainee’s petition. For now, the detainee remains at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The 9/11 commission report says that Salahi provided advice to several men about getting to Pakistan and Afghanistan. The men later participated in the Sept. 11 attacks.
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