Criminal Law
U.S. Releases Oldest Prisoner from Guantanamo Bay After 18 Years
The oldest prisoner at the Guantánamo Bay detention center was released and “reunited with his family” in Pakistan, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday.
Saifullah Paracha, 75, had been held on suspicion of ties to Al Qaeda since 2003, but he was never charged with a crime during the more than 17 years he was detained at the U.S. base in Cuba, according to Reprieve, a legal charity that represents him and has campaigned for his release.
“We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family,” the statement said. It said the Foreign Ministry had “completed an extensive interagency process” to facilitate his repatriation.
