WorldNews Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 By Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - A former Guantanamo prisoner who was relocated to Uruguay nearly two years ago is being held by Venezuela's intelligence agency after traveling to Caracas in an apparent attempt to reunite with family, a lawyer familiar with his case said on Tuesday. Jihad Diyab was held for 12 years in Guantanamo without being charged and was released to Uruguay in 2014 as part of an arrangement to reduce the number of detainees at the U.S. military prison, according to California-based lawyer Jon Eisenberg. The Syrian national was not seen in Montevideo after mid-June and arrived in Caracas on July 26, Eisenberg said in a telephone interview. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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