A Saudi man accused of being the “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks has been released from detention at Guantanamo Bay, the US defence department says.
Mohammed al-Qahtani, 46, was repatriated to Saudi Arabia after a review board determined that he no longer posed a “significant threat”.
The board noted his “significantly compromised mental health condition”.
Qahtani was tortured so badly by US interrogators after his detention in 2001 that he could not be put on trial.
The review board said last month that a condition for his transfer should be his participation in Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation centre for jihadists, known as the Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef Centre for Counselling and Care, where he could receive comprehensive mental health care.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
