The Department of Defense announced
today that Ibrahim al Qosi was transferred from the detention facility at Naval
Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Sudan.
In July 2010, al Qosi pleaded guilty in
a military commission to both conspiracy and providing material support for
terrorism, as defined by the Military Commissions Act. He was sentenced to 14 years confinement for
his crimes. In exchange for cooperating
with prosecutors as required by the terms of his pre-trial agreement, the
Convening Authority for Military Commissions suspended all but two years of
that sentence, starting from July 7, 2010, the date of his plea. The United States government has returned al
Qosi to Sudan at the conclusion of the unsuspended portion of his sentence.
The United States coordinated with the
government of Sudan regarding appropriate security and humane treatment
measures. In accordance with statutory
reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to
transfer al Qosi to Sudan.
Documents related to al Qosi’s military
commission proceedings are available on the Office of Military Commissions
website at: http://www.mc.mil/ .
Today, 168 detainees remain at the
detention center in Guantanamo Bay.
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