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Sudanese man released from Guantanamo sues
A Sudanese aid worker freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2007 is suing U.S. government officials over his "forced disappearance."
Associated Press Writer
A Sudanese aid worker freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2007 is suing U.S. government officials over his "forced disappearance."
Lawyers for Adel Hassan Hamad filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court in Seattle seeking compensation. It names as defendants nearly two dozen current and former U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former Navy Secretary Gordon England.
The 52-year-old Hamad alleges he was a humanitarian worker based in Pakistan when he was seized, tortured and eventually shipped to Guantanamo. He was detained for more than five years in all. The lawsuit says that before he was returned to his native Sudan in 2007, his lawyers learned that he had actually been cleared to return home two years earlier.
Hamad's case drew a well-organized campaign for his release - including a YouTube video featuring actor Martin Sheen.
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