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Mohamed Jawad to Sue US Government over Gitmo Detention

HeadlineAug 28, 2009

In Afghanistan, the family of Mohamed Jawad has announced plans to sue the US government for imprisoning their child for more than six years at Guantanano. After his release earlier this week, Jawad said he was tortured and threatened into confessing to throwing a grenade at a US soldier. Jawad says he was just twelve years old when he was detained.

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