'High value' Guantanamo prisoner, held for 16 years, released to Belize

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Majid Khan was captured by US authorities in 2003 and interrogated by US intelligence for three years before being sent to Guantanamo. Khan admitted in a 2012 plea deal to joining a plot to assassinate Pakistan's president and acting as a money courier for an Indonesia hotel bombing plot. He was officially given 26 years in prison but was promised release in 2022 based on his original plea deal.

Published 2 months ago · Belize

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Guantanamo 'high value' Pakistani prisoner released to Belize

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