Prisoners Once Held in Cuba Free for Ramadan
Saudi Arabia is temporarily releasing prisoners once held at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to spend Ramadan with relatives, Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Turki said.
“All those detainees who came back from Guantanamo are being released for the whole month of Ramadan, to fast Ramadan with their families and celebrate Eid with their families,” he said. The prisoners are to return to finish their sentences after Eid al-Fitr.
The U.S. returned 29 prisoners to Saudi Arabia this year. In August, the Saudis freed nine for lack of evidence.
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