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Lawyer for Fmr. Gitmo Prisoner Who Disappeared in Uruguay: He Just Wants to See His Family

HeadlineJul 28, 2016

A former Guantánamo prisoner who disappeared last month in Uruguay has reappeared in Venezuela. Abu Wa’el Dhiab is one of six former Guantánamo prisoners who were resettled in Uruguay in 2014. A former lawyer for Dhiab said he is concerned about his wife and three children, and he had hoped to travel to Turkey to reunite with them.

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