WASHINGTON — The US military on Thursday repatriated to Algeria a man who had been imprisoned without charge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than 20 years.
Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush, 52, was transferred to the custody of the Algerian government, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Bakush was among a group of about 20 suspected al-Qaeda fighters detained by Pakistani forces during a 2002 raid in Faisalabad, all of whom were sent to Guantanamo and only one of whom remains, The New York Times reported.
His repatriation leaves 30 other detainees at the US military prison at the Guantanamo base, 16 of whom are eligible for transfer, according to the military.
