© www.gulf-times.comFaez Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari
The last Kuwaiti inmate at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been transferred to his country, the Pentagon says. After spending
more than 13 years in the notorious detention facility,
Faez Mohammed Ahmed al-Kandari was transferred to Kuwait on Friday. He was
accused of being an al-Qaeda propagandist. The Pentagon said in a statement that
al-Kandari's detention "does not remain necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat to the security of the United States."Al-Kandari is slated to undergo a rehabilitation program to help him reintegrate into society, Eric Lewis, his lawyer in Washington, said. Lewis noted that al-Kandari was the last of 12 Kuwaiti inmates who had been kept at Guantanamo.
The release reduced the number of detainees at the prison to 104, 45 of them already approved for transfer, according to Reuters. "It's a good illustration of our effort to chip away at the population there and to try to resolve these individual cases in a way that's consistent with our national security interests," Josh Earnest, White House spokesman, said Friday.
Comment: Out of the almost 800 men who have been held at
Guantanamo, only seven have actually been convicted of crimes, and eight have died while in detention.
Even after his release, Faez will be required to check in weekly at his local police station and to be visited at home on a regular basis by the rehabilitation professionals. Faez' internet usage, religious instruction, social networks and financial affairs, among other things, will be monitored, and he will surrender his passport and not travel. He will be subject to electronic and physical surveillance and curfew measures.
Comment: The need for secrecy and keeping their dirty deeds in the dark is a hallmark of psychopathic organizations. They will fight for their perceived right to continue preying on the public.