Guled Hassan Duran 47, who was been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2006 without being charged, was approved for transfer in November, making him the first high-value prisoner at the facility recommended for release, The New York Times reported…
Duran’s lawyer told the Times his client was informed on Monday of the decision by the Periodic Review Board at Guantánamo Bay, According to a document obtained by the Times verifying Duran’s transfer clearance, “continued law of war detention is no longer necessary to protect against continuing significant threat to the security of the United States.”
It added that “vigorous efforts will be undertaken to identify a suitable transfer location … outside the United States, subject to appropriate security and human treatment assurances.” Duran, who is from Somalia, was detained in Djibouti in 2004 and spent more than two years in CIA custody before being sent to Guantánamo Bay, where he has been held without charge since September 2006.
Mr. Duran was captured in Djibouti in 2004, spent about 900 days in C.I.A. custody and has been held in classified detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay without charge since September 2006. He cannot return to his homeland under a congressional prohibition on the transfer of Guantánamo detainees to Somalia, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
Sources:- https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/589180-first-high-value-guantanamo-detainee-cleared-for-transfer
