The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
In a February 2014 plea, al Darbi pled guilty at a military commission. Now, having complied with the terms of that agreement, al Darbi will serve out the balance of his 13-year sentence in Saudi Arabia. He has waived his right to appeal. <\/p>\n
In accordance with statutory requirements, the secretary of defense informed Congress of the United States’ intent to transfer this individual and of the secretary’s determination that this transfer met the statutory standard. The last announcement of a Guantanamo detainee transfer took place Jan. 19, 2017.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
al Darbi pleaded guilty to helping to plan the October 6, 2002 attack on the French oil tanker Limburg near the port of Mukalla, Yemen. Al-Darbi admitted to having “bought boats, Global Positioning System devices and a hydraulic crane in the United Arab Emirates for use in the operation” and handling money “earmarked for it by Al Qaeda.” He admitted intending for civilians to be killed; one Bulgarian crew died and 12 sailors were injured. He has been held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba since August 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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