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Kuwaiti Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Freed After 13 Years Without Charge

HeadlineNov 06, 2014

A Kuwaiti national has been freed from Guantánamo Bay after a nearly 13-year imprisonment without charge. Fawzi al Odah is only the second low-level Guantánamo prisoner to be freed this year despite President Obama’s declared intent to close the prison. Odah has been repatriated to Kuwait, where he will remain in custody for one year.

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