Sami Al-Hajj Freed From Guantanamo
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Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj has been released from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay and is being flown to Sudan, according to sources.
Al-Hajj’s family is expected to greet him when he lands in the capital Khartoum late on Thursday.
Once he arrives, al-Hajj will undergo a series of medical checks.
Al-Hajj was seized by Pakistani intelligence officers while travelling near the Afghan border in December 2001.
Despite holding a legitimate visa to work for Al Jazeera’s Arabic channel in Afghanistan, he was handed to the US military in January 2002 and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Al-Hajj, who is originally from Sudan, was held as an “enemy combatant” without ever facing a trial or charges.