Al-Qaida leader released from Mauritanian jail after renouncing terrorism

Source: Washington Post

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Abu Hafs al-Mauritani, who was a senior adviser to al-Qaida, was released from a prison in Mauritania over the weekend, his family confirmed.

Sidi Ould Walid said his brother was released after renouncing his ties to the terror network and condemning the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Hafs refused to be interviewed or to be filmed as he left the prison on Saturday.

On militant forums on Monday, jihadists exchanged congratulations over the release. Hafs was an adviser to Osama Bin Laden who helped form the modern al-Qaida by merging bin Laden’s operation with Ayman al-Zawahri’s Islamic Jihad.

Hafs spent years in custody in Iran before being extradited to Mauritania in April. Walid says his brother was interrogated multiple times and his release indicates he is no longer seen as a threat.

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Al-Qaida leader released from Mauritanian jail after renouncing terrorism (Original post)	Robb	Jul 2012	OP
"militant forums"??? gee can anybody join and post there? nt	msongs	Jul 2012	#1
Depending on the forum, probably. It's a big Internet. (nt)	Posteritatis	Jul 2012	#2
They should have made him eat a ham sandwich and kiss a man to prove that he has changed	Freddie Stubbs	Jul 2012	#3
"Renounces terrorism?"	Archae	Jul 2012	#4
that's all you have to do to get out of jail over there?	arely staircase	Jul 2012	#5
Sounds reasonable to me. They can empty all the jails with those three majic words	may3rd	Jul 2012	#6