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defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16578
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No: NR-122-14
March 13, 2014
Detainee Transfer Announced
The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Belbacha from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay to the Government of Algeria.
As directed by the President’s Jan. 22, 2009, Executive Order, the interagency Guantánamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, Belbacha was designated for transfer by unanimous consent among the six departments and agencies comprising the task force.
In accordance with congressionally-mandated reporting requirements, the administration informed Congress of its intent to transfer this individual.
The United States is grateful to the Government of Algeria for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. The United States coordinated with the Government of Algeria to ensure this transfer took place with appropriate security and humane treatment assurances.
Today, 154 detainees remain at Guantánamo Bay.
Document:
http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/290-ahmed-bin-saleh-bel-bacha/documents/11
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http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/another-detainee-is-leaving-guantanamo-bay-20140313
By Jordain Carney
March 13, 2014
SNIPPET: “Belbacha was determined to be a “probable member” of al-Qaida, including attending a Qaida-backed training camp and having associations with terrorist organizations, according to a leaked assessment from the Pentagon’s Joint Task Force at Guantanamo in 2006.
The report notes that while he is of low intelligence value, Belbacha could pose a threat to the United States, its interests, and its allies.”